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diff --git a/lib/attributes.pm b/lib/attributes.pm index 8b18b06605..2dacd02751 100644 --- a/lib/attributes.pm +++ b/lib/attributes.pm @@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ The second example in the synopsis does something equivalent to this: Yes, that's a lot of expansion. -B<WARNING>: attribute declarations for variables are an I<experimental> -feature. The semantics of such declarations could change or be removed -in future versions. They are present for purposes of experimentation +B<WARNING>: attribute declarations for variables are still evolving. +The semantics and interfaces of such declarations could change in +future versions. They are present for purposes of experimentation with what the semantics ought to be. Do not rely on the current implementation of this feature. @@ -151,12 +151,11 @@ before those attributes will get applied. For example: will neither assign 42 to $x I<nor> will it apply the C<Bent> attribute to the variable. -An attempt to set -an unrecognized attribute is a fatal error. (The error is trappable, but -it still stops the compilation within that C<eval>.) Setting an attribute -with a name that's all lowercase letters that's not a built-in attribute -(such as "foo") -will result in a warning with B<-w> or C<use warnings 'reserved'>. +An attempt to set an unrecognized attribute is a fatal error. (The +error is trappable, but it still stops the compilation within that +C<eval>.) Setting an attribute with a name that's all lowercase +letters that's not a built-in attribute (such as "foo") will result in +a warning with B<-w> or C<use warnings 'reserved'>. =head2 Built-in Attributes |