>>>>> "LW" == Larry Wall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
LW> : This can be very hard to discover. I find it hard to see myself doing
LW> : this on purpose. I would like to see a compiler warning for this:
LW> : "Spaces detected after apparent here document terminator", but
LW> : preferably phrased better.
LW> :
LW> : Are there any objections?
LW> I object, vaguely. I think it should just Do The Right Thing.
LW> (I suspect it should ignore spaces on the left to.)
This was suggested a while back in p5p. But it was shot down. I can't
remember the reason offered. (Speed?)
I can see a possible issue
print <<EOF ; # or 'EOF '
The following is not the end
EOF
But this one is
EOF
Though I don't really see a very good use for having trailing invisible
characters.
<chaim>
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