Will,
They're all coding standards. I say leave the Coda where it is, and put this in the same grouping as 'use warnings' (i.e. 'TestingAndDebugging').
Ok, see attached patch.
Also, instead of checking for "/usr/local" and then reporting a violation, switch it. Check for the *allowed* version, and, failing that, report a violation. Then you'll catch /sw/bin/perl, /opt/bin/ perl, C:\perl\bin\perl.exe, and others.
Good idea, annoyed with myself for not having seen that earlier...
This is already tested in t/distro/file_metadata.t.
Thanks for the pointer, and the feedback! Regards, Paul
Index: lib/Perl/Critic/Policy/TestingAndDebugging/CheckPerlShebang.pm =================================================================== --- lib/Perl/Critic/Policy/TestingAndDebugging/CheckPerlShebang.pm (revision 0) +++ lib/Perl/Critic/Policy/TestingAndDebugging/CheckPerlShebang.pm (revision 0) @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +# $Id# +package Perl::Critic::Policy::TestingAndDebugging::CheckPerlShebang; + +use strict; +use warnings; +use Perl::Critic::Utils; +use Perl::Critic::Violation; +use base 'Perl::Critic::Policy'; + +our $VERSION = '0.1'; +$VERSION = eval $VERSION; ## no critic + +my $minus_w_desc = q{Need to use 'perl -w' instead of 'use warnings;'}; +my $minus_w_expl = q{All perl source in parrot must 'use warnings;' not the older 'perl -w' usage}; + +my $spec_desc = q{Found platform-specific perl shebang line}; +my $spec_expl = q{Perl source in parrot should use the platform-independent shebang line: #! perl}; + +#---------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +sub default_severity { return $SEVERITY_LOW } +sub applies_to { return 'PPI::Document' } + +#---------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +sub violates { + my ( $self, $elem, $doc ) = @_; + + my @elements = $doc->children(); + + # look for the shebang line, if any + foreach my $element ( @elements) { + if ($element =~ m/^\#! .*? perl/xgs) { + # if the shebang line matches '-w', report the violation + if ($element =~ m/-w/gs) { + my $sev = $self->get_severity(); + return Perl::Critic::Violation + ->new( $minus_w_desc, $minus_w_expl, $element, $sev ); + } + elsif ($element !~ m/^\#! \s* perl \s*/xgs) { + my $sev = $self->get_severity(); + return Perl::Critic::Violation + ->new( $spec_desc, $spec_expl, $element, $sev ); + } + else { + last; # shebang line ok; skip to the end of the elements + } + } + } + + # we didn't find any dodgy shebang lines, so return with success + return; +} + +1; + +__END__ + +=head1 NAME + +Perl::Critic::Policy::TestingAndDebugging::CheckPerlShebang + +=head1 DESCRIPTION + +Check to see if the old 'perl -w' shebang line is used to switch on +warnings. Also check to see that the perl shebang line isn't unix-specific +i.e. uses something like #!/usr/bin/perl instead of the cross-platform #! perl. + +=cut + +# Local Variables: +# mode: cperl +# cperl-indent-level: 4 +# fill-column: 100 +# End: +# vim: expandtab shiftwidth=4: