(Version 2) Extending unpack to deal with counted strings

	Message-ID: <19990723233556.B2435@homer.diplex.co.uk>

p4raw-id: //depot/perl@3765

1 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/pod/perldiag.pod b/pod/perldiag.pod
index b3265ffb74..e86bfbffbb 100644
--- a/pod/perldiag.pod
+++ b/pod/perldiag.pod
@@ -56,6 +56,31 @@ no useful value.  See L<perlmod>.
 (F) The '!' is allowed in pack() and unpack() only after certain types.
 See L<perlfunc/pack>.
 
+=item # cannot take a count
+
+(F) You had an unpack template indicating a counted-length string,
+but you have also specified an explicit size for the string.
+See L<perlfunc/pack>.
+
+=item # must be followed by a, A or Z
+
+(F) You had an unpack template indicating a counted-length string,
+which must be followed by one of the letters a, A or Z
+to indicate what sort of string is to be unpacked.
+See L<perlfunc/pack>.
+
+=item # must be followed by a*, A* or Z*
+
+(F) You had an pack template indicating a counted-length string,
+Currently the only things that can have their length counted are a*, A* or Z*.
+See L<perlfunc/pack>.
+
+=item # must follow a numeric type
+
+(F) You had an unpack template that contained a '#',
+but this did not follow some numeric unpack specification.
+See L<perlfunc/pack>.
+
 =item % may only be used in unpack
 
 (F) You can't pack a string by supplying a checksum, because the