"David E. Wheeler" <[email protected]> wrote on Mon, 25 Feb 2013 08:53:29 PST:
>On Feb 24, 2013, at 12:57 PM, H.Merijn Brand <[email protected]> wrote: >> =head1 TEST >> >> =head2 Return values >> >> =over 4 >> >> =item undef >> >> The return value is undefined >> >> =item 0 >> >> The return value i numerical 0 (OK). >> >> =item * >> >> Any other value. >> >> =back >> >> =cut >> -->8--- >> >> Now it gives me TWO errors and dies: >> >> $ pod2text test.pod >> TEST >> Return values >> undef >> The return value is undefined >> >> test.pod around line 11: Expected text after =item, not a number >> 0 The return value i numerical 0 (OK). >> >> test.pod around line 15: Expected text after =item, not a bullet >> * Any other value. > This was due to this change: > https://github.com/theory/pod-simple/commit/5a01eba83824d9f91ecfae302a<SNIP> > Note that this is a warning, rather than a fatal error, though of course<SNIP> > In general, I think that this is an improvement, as one should not usual<SNIP> > But this does raise the question as to whether this change is too much. <SNIP> Would a prefix Z<> work to trick it? --tom
