syntax of use strict itself

2004-02-23 Thread J Ingersoll
HI One local resident perl expert (speaking at a LUG) suggested modifying use of the strict pragma with vars, as in : #!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict vars; I find however that it's necessary to put 'vars' in quotes to avoid a warning message, viz.: Unquoted string "vars" may clash with

Re: Help find info for CPAN update config questions

2004-01-05 Thread J Ingersoll
--- Daniel Staal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --As for the rest, it is mine. > > Well, if you are having problems I'd say yes. ;-) > > FTP has issues with firewalls. (The design doesn't work well with > them.) If you are behind a firewall you probably only can do > 'passive' ftp. Eithe

Re: Help find info for CPAN update config questions

2004-01-03 Thread J Ingersoll
--- Owen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 1 Jan 2004 05:18:00 -0800 (PST) > J Ingersoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > IS THERE a manual / document somewhere that explains in a little > > detail what is being asked in this config process? > >

Help find info for CPAN update config questions

2004-01-01 Thread J Ingersoll
Hi, In the normal process of updating from a CPAN repository, a message came up saying there was a new version, to install Bundle::CPAN. Ok so I did that. $ sudo perl -MCPAN -e 'install Bundle::CPAN' . it gets to setting up some config values. E.g., what is my local host domain name, wh

RE: [OT] Education Level

2003-12-08 Thread J Ingersoll
--- Wiggins d Anconia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > looking to break out of a > > non-challenging career in mainframe work :^> ) > > > > On my "own", meaning no formal education in Perl. I got my start on the > job from 2 programmers that came before me (which is why it wasn't > really on

RE: [OT] Education Level

2003-12-08 Thread J Ingersoll
B.A., Computer Science, -- when ? -- I recall an assignment to write microcode for the "latest" Intel processor at that time, the 8088 (we had a choice between that and the Motorola 68??). I'd like to know how many in the list - employed for their perl skills - learned perl on their own (pract