Changed the underscore/undebar syntax in numeric constants;

now any grouping will do, as long as the underscores are not
consecutive (so "zero-grouping" is out), and they do not begin
or end the integer or fractional parts.

p4raw-id: //depot/perl@9905

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/pod/perldiag.pod b/pod/perldiag.pod
index a2614c121e..ce309b2dd5 100644
--- a/pod/perldiag.pod
+++ b/pod/perldiag.pod
@@ -1872,7 +1872,10 @@ ended earlier on the current line.
 
 =item Misplaced _ in number
 
-(W syntax) An underline in a decimal constant wasn't on a 3-digit boundary.
+(W syntax) An underscore (underbar) in a numeric constant either
+immediately followed earlier underscore, or an underscore began or
+ended a numeric constant, or its fractional part (in the case of
+decimal constants) began or ended a numeric constant.
 
 =item Missing %sbrace%s on \N{}