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diff --git a/README.hpux b/README.hpux index 5fbddf759e..47d1afc5cc 100644 --- a/README.hpux +++ b/README.hpux @@ -241,6 +241,25 @@ If you are compiling Perl on a remotely-mounted NFS filesystem, the test io/fs.t may fail on test #18. This appears to be a bug in HP-UX and no fix is currently available. +=head2 perl -P and // + +In HP-UX perl is compiled with flags that will cause problems if the +-P flag of Perl (preprocess Perl code with the C preprocessor before +perl sees it) is used. The problem is that C<//>, being a C++-style +until-end-of-line comment, will disappear along with the remainder +of the line. This means that common Perl constructs like + + s/foo//; + +will turn into illegal code + + s/foo + +The workaround is to use some other quoting characters than /, +like for example ! + + s!foo!!; + =head1 AUTHOR Jeff Okamoto <okamoto@corp.hp.com> |