on 4/9/02 10:47 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] purportedly said: > At 20:37 -0600 2002.04.09, Keary Suska wrote: >> Test case: >> >> __BEGIN__ >> print "Enter string: "; >> $string = <>; >> print $string; >> __END__ >> >> 1. close output window. >> 2. Now you are SOL. MacPerl can only be shut down with the secondarily >> infamous three-finger salute--cmd-opt-esc. > > What version of MacPerl? I am unable to close the output window (i.e., the > "MacPerl" window). MacPerl won't allow it, in either 5.6.1r1 or 5.2.0r4.
5.6.1r1. But I forgot one critical element: you have to hit cmd-. before attempting to close the output window. MacPerl won't allow you to close the output window until you have hit cmd-., then it will, and the problem as explained occurs. > >> There is probably a more official place to report this kind of a thing, but >> I wanted list members to be aware of this "bug". > > All bugs must be submitted to the bug reporting system, or they will > certainly get lost. Bug reports are Cc:d to the macperl-porters list. If > you want the main list to be aware of something, you can post it both to > the reporting system, and then to the list. I will submit the bug properly. Thanks. Keary Suska Esoteritech, Inc. "Leveraging Open Source for a better Internet"