Finish converting overload.t to Test::More

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

diff --git a/pod/perlvar.pod b/pod/perlvar.pod
index 39e5c45..b63973e 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlvar.pod
+++ b/pod/perlvar.pod
@@ -883,8 +883,8 @@ directive, and cannot influence the behavior of any other file.
 Its use is highly discouraged.
 
 Note that, unlike other compile-time directives (such as L<strict>),
-assignment to $[ can be seen from outer lexical scopes in the same file.
-However, you can use local() on it to strictly bound its value to a
+assignment to C<$[> can be seen from outer lexical scopes in the same file.
+However, you can use local() on it to strictly bind its value to a
 lexical block.
 
 =item $]
@@ -1012,15 +1012,16 @@ inplace editing.  (Mnemonic: value of B<-i> switch.)
 By default, running out of memory is an untrappable, fatal error.
 However, if suitably built, Perl can use the contents of C<$^M>
 as an emergency memory pool after die()ing.  Suppose that your Perl
-were compiled with -DPERL_EMERGENCY_SBRK and used Perl's malloc.
+were compiled with C<-DPERL_EMERGENCY_SBRK> and used Perl's malloc.
 Then
 
     $^M = 'a' x (1 << 16);
 
 would allocate a 64K buffer for use in an emergency.  See the
 F<INSTALL> file in the Perl distribution for information on how to
-enable this option.  To discourage casual use of this advanced
-feature, there is no L<English|English> long name for this variable.
+add custom C compilation flags when compiling perl.  To discourage casual
+use of this advanced feature, there is no L<English|English> long name for
+this variable.
 
 =item $OSNAME
 
@@ -1195,7 +1196,7 @@ See the documentation of C<warnings> for more details.
 =item $^X
 
 The name used to execute the current copy of Perl, from C's
-C<argv[0]>.
+C<argv[0]> or (where supported) F</proc/self/exe>.
 
 Depending on the host operating system, the value of $^X may be
 a relative or absolute pathname of the perl program file, or may
@@ -1494,11 +1495,11 @@ control-character name that begins with C<^_> will acquire a special
 meaning in any future version of Perl; such names may therefore be
 used safely in programs.  C<$^_> itself, however, I<is> reserved.
 
-Perl identifiers that consist of all digits, or begin with control
-characters, or are a single punctuation character, are exempt from the
-effects of the C<package> declaration and are always forced to be in
-package C<main>; they are also exempt from C<strict 'vars'> errors. A
-few other names are also exempt in these ways:
+Perl identifiers that begin with digits, control characters, or
+punctuation characters are exempt from the effects of the C<package>
+declaration and are always forced to be in package C<main>; they are
+also exempt from C<strict 'vars'> errors.  A few other names are also
+exempt in these ways:
 
        ENV             STDIN
        INC             STDOUT