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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/pod/perltrap.pod b/pod/perltrap.pod index 391c98b129..b8247a4208 100644 --- a/pod/perltrap.pod +++ b/pod/perltrap.pod @@ -654,7 +654,8 @@ Formatted output and significant digits This specific item has been deleted. It demonstrated how the auto-increment operator would not catch when a number went over the signed int limit. Fixed -in 5.003_04. But always be wary when using large integers. If in doubt: +in version 5.003_04. But always be wary when using large integers. +If in doubt: use Math::BigInt; @@ -663,10 +664,10 @@ in 5.003_04. But always be wary when using large integers. If in doubt: Assignment of return values from numeric equality tests does not work in perl5 when the test evaluates to false (0). Logical tests now return an null, instead of 0 - + $p = ($test == 1); print $p,"\n"; - + # perl4 prints: 0 # perl5 prints: @@ -934,7 +935,7 @@ of assignment. Perl 4 mistakenly gave them the precedence of the associated operator. So you now must parenthesize them in expressions like /foo/ ? ($a += 2) : ($a -= 2); - + Otherwise /foo/ ? $a += 2 : $a -= 2 @@ -1164,7 +1165,7 @@ within the signal handler function, each time a signal was handled with perl4. With perl5, the reset is now done correctly. Any code relying on the handler _not_ being reset will have to be reworked. -5.002 and beyond uses sigaction() under SysV +Since version 5.002, Perl uses sigaction() under SysV. sub gotit { print "Got @_... "; |