On 17/09/2007, David Cantrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Sep 15, 2007 at 02:44:27PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > If I run this script: > > #!/usr/bin/perl > > use open IN => ":byte";
If you use open IN => ":bytes", that works. What happens is that perl tries to load PerlIO::byte, in order to read constant.pm. But this PerlIO layer isn't found, hence the (suboptimal and buggy) error message. > > use constant A => 1; > > > > on a MacBook Pro (Intel) with perl version 5.8.6 (the pre-installed) I > > get this error: > > Can't locate constant.pm in @INC ... > > > > if I change the line to: > > use open IN => ":encoding(UTF16-BE)"; > > > > I get this error: > > Unrecognized character \xE0 at /System/Library/Perl/5.8.6/constant.pm > > line 1. > > I get similar with 5.8.7 and 5.9.5 on NetBSD/Alpha, and 5.10.0 patch 31863 > on Solaris/SPARC. Congratulations, it looks like you've found a bug in > perl! > > > In both cases: > > If I swap the lines, everything runs smoothly. > > Same here. I've CCed p5p on this mail. > > -- > David Cantrell | A machine for turning tea into grumpiness > > "There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza." > "WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THERE IS A HOLE IN YOUR BUCKET?" >
