perlfunc updates (against 55)

[p5sagit/p5-mst-13.2.git] / pod / perlcall.pod

diff --git a/pod/perlcall.pod b/pod/perlcall.pod
index 7c94d37..2b83780 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlcall.pod
+++ b/pod/perlcall.pod
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Each of the functions will now be discussed in turn.
 
 =over 5
 
-=item B<perl_call_sv>
+=item perl_call_sv
 
 I<perl_call_sv> takes two parameters, the first, C<sv>, is an SV*.
 This allows you to specify the Perl subroutine to be called either as a
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ C string (which has first been converted to an SV) or a reference to a
 subroutine. The section, I<Using perl_call_sv>, shows how you can make
 use of I<perl_call_sv>.
 
-=item B<perl_call_pv>
+=item perl_call_pv
 
 The function, I<perl_call_pv>, is similar to I<perl_call_sv> except it
 expects its first parameter to be a C char* which identifies the Perl
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ subroutine you want to call, e.g., C<perl_call_pv("fred", 0)>.  If the
 subroutine you want to call is in another package, just include the
 package name in the string, e.g., C<"pkg::fred">.
 
-=item B<perl_call_method>
+=item perl_call_method
 
 The function I<perl_call_method> is used to call a method from a Perl
 class.  The parameter C<methname> corresponds to the name of the method
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ object (for a virtual method).  See L<perlobj> for more information on
 static and virtual methods and L<Using perl_call_method> for an example
 of using I<perl_call_method>.
 
-=item B<perl_call_argv>
+=item perl_call_argv
 
 I<perl_call_argv> calls the Perl subroutine specified by the C string
 stored in the C<subname> parameter. It also takes the usual C<flags>
@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ belongs to C<joe>.
 
 It is possible for the Perl subroutine you are calling to terminate
 abnormally, e.g., by calling I<die> explicitly or by not actually
-existing.  By default, when either of these of events occurs, the
-process will terminate immediately.  If though, you want to trap this
+existing.  By default, when either of these events occurs, the
+process will terminate immediately.  If you want to trap this
 type of event, specify the G_EVAL flag.  It will put an I<eval { }>
 around the subroutine call.
 
@@ -971,7 +971,8 @@ and some C to call it
         /* Check the eval first */
         if (SvTRUE(ERRSV))
         {
-            printf ("Uh oh - %s\n", SvPV(ERRSV, PL_na)) ;
+           STRLEN n_a;
+            printf ("Uh oh - %s\n", SvPV(ERRSV, n_a)) ;
             POPs ;
         }
         else
@@ -1013,7 +1014,8 @@ The code
 
     if (SvTRUE(ERRSV))
     {
-        printf ("Uh oh - %s\n", SvPV(ERRSV, PL_na)) ;
+       STRLEN n_a;
+        printf ("Uh oh - %s\n", SvPV(ERRSV, n_a)) ;
         POPs ;
     }
 
@@ -1923,8 +1925,8 @@ refers to the last.
 =head2 Creating and calling an anonymous subroutine in C
 
 As we've already shown, C<perl_call_sv> can be used to invoke an
-anonymous subroutine.  However, our example showed how Perl script
-invoking an XSUB to preform this operation.  Let's see how it can be
+anonymous subroutine.  However, our example showed a Perl script
+invoking an XSUB to perform this operation.  Let's see how it can be
 done inside our C code:
 
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