pod updates (from David Adler, M J T Guy)

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

diff --git a/pod/perlsub.pod b/pod/perlsub.pod
index ebb9e55..927e944 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlsub.pod
+++ b/pod/perlsub.pod
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@ functions to Perl code in L<perlxs>.
 
 A subroutine declaration or definition may have a list of attributes
 associated with it.  If such an attribute list is present, it is
-broken up at space or comma boundaries and treated as though a
+broken up at space or colon boundaries and treated as though a
 C<use attributes> had been seen.  See L<attributes> for details
 about what attributes are currently supported.
 Unlike the limitation with the obsolescent C<use attrs>, the
@@ -1244,8 +1244,8 @@ nest properly.
 
 Examples of valid syntax (even though the attributes are unknown):
 
-    sub fnord (&\%) : switch(10,foo(7,3)) , ,  expensive ;
-    sub plugh () : Ugly('\(") , Bad ;
+    sub fnord (&\%) : switch(10,foo(7,3))  :  expensive ;
+    sub plugh () : Ugly('\(") :Bad ;
     sub xyzzy : _5x5 { ... }
 
 Examples of invalid syntax:
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ Examples of invalid syntax:
     sub snoid : Ugly('(') ;      # ()-string not balanced
     sub xyzzy : 5x5 ;            # "5x5" not a valid identifier
     sub plugh : Y2::north ;      # "Y2::north" not a simple identifier
-    sub snurt : foo + bar ;      # "+" not a comma or space
+    sub snurt : foo + bar ;      # "+" not a colon or space
 
 The attribute list is passed as a list of constant strings to the code
 which associates them with the subroutine.  In particular, the second example