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authorFather Chrysostomos <sprout@cpan.org>2011-12-15 16:19:05 -0800
committerFather Chrysostomos <sprout@cpan.org>2011-12-15 16:19:05 -0800
commitb22bbcf0786b5b4b9edfde241ba29141bb99f219 (patch)
tree798eb9f728095a9de229fe9678a0e0fcb4635796
parent6b54f8ab916fcdc5d786c40c36eddaeb542891f4 (diff)
downloadperl-b22bbcf0786b5b4b9edfde241ba29141bb99f219.tar.gz
feature.pm: Consistent use of spaces after full stops
-rw-r--r--lib/feature.pm17
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/lib/feature.pm b/lib/feature.pm
index 4cfa27ffdc..a89bc8b066 100644
--- a/lib/feature.pm
+++ b/lib/feature.pm
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ feature - Perl pragma to enable new features
=head1 DESCRIPTION
It is usually impossible to add new syntax to Perl without breaking
-some existing programs. This pragma provides a way to minimize that
+some existing programs. This pragma provides a way to minimize that
risk. New syntactic constructs, or new semantic meanings to older
constructs, can be enabled by C<use feature 'foo'>, and will be parsed
-only when the appropriate feature pragma is in scope. (Nevertheless, the
+only when the appropriate feature pragma is in scope. (Nevertheless, the
C<CORE::> prefix provides access to all Perl keywords, regardless of this
pragma.)
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ from that point to the end of the enclosing block.
=head2 C<no feature>
-Features can also be turned off by using C<no feature "foo">. This too
+Features can also be turned off by using C<no feature "foo">. This too
has lexical effect.
use feature 'say';
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ This feature is available starting with Perl 5.16.
=head1 FEATURE BUNDLES
It's possible to load multiple features together, using
-a I<feature bundle>. The name of a feature bundle is prefixed with
+a I<feature bundle>. The name of a feature bundle is prefixed with
a colon, to distinguish it from an actual feature.
use feature ":5.10";
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ The empty C<:default> bundle is provided for future
backwards-compatibility when using L<implicit loading|/IMPLICIT LOADING>.
Specifying sub-versions such as the C<0> in C<5.14.0> in feature bundles has
-no effect. Feature bundles are guaranteed to be the same for all sub-versions.
+no effect. Feature bundles are guaranteed to be the same for all sub-versions.
use feature ":5.14.0"; # same as ":5.14"
use feature ":5.14.1"; # same as ":5.14"
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ main compilation unit (that is, the one-liner that follows C<-E>).
=item *
By explicitly requiring a minimum Perl version number for your program, with
-the C<use VERSION> construct. That is,
+the C<use VERSION> construct. That is,
use v5.10.0;
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ will do an implicit
no feature;
use feature ':5.10';
-and so on. Note how the trailing sub-version is automatically stripped from the
+and so on. Note how the trailing sub-version
+is automatically stripped from the
version.
But to avoid portability warnings (see L<perlfunc/use>), you may prefer:
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ But to avoid portability warnings (see L<perlfunc/use>), you may prefer:
with the same effect.
If the required version is older than Perl 5.10, the ":default" feature
-bundle is automatically loaded instead. It is currently empty and has no
+bundle is automatically loaded instead. It is currently empty and has no
effect, but may be used in the future to support backwards
compatibility.