The following is a simplified version of a program with a bug that bit me
today:
{{{{{{{{{{{
#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
print_filename();
my $filename = "hello.txt";
sub print_filename
{
print $filename, "\n";
}
}}}}}}}}}}}
Can you see what the problem is? See below for the spoiler.
Spoiler:
--------
The problem passes compilation. However, $filename, while it is declared in
the scope of print_filename() is not assigned during the call to it, because
the flow of the program did not reach the assignment yet. So it is declared,
and valid, but not assigned yet and still undef().
Regards,
Shlomi Fish
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Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/
The Case for File Swapping - http://xrl.us/bjn7i
<mauke> I'm not interested in what you're doing; what are you trying to
achieve?
<PerlJam> mauke: I'm trying to achieve world peace and this regex is
the last thing standing in my way! ;)
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