[BUG:PATCH] Missing semicolon message wrong in perldiag

This error message is different between the source and perldiag.pod, so
that "use diagnostics;" doesn't pick it up.

I have moved the message to be in the correct collating order,
_ignoring_ the initial TAB.    Is this the right thing to do?
Is the ordering merely for the convenience of humans, or are there
programs which exploit it?    I note that "use diagnostics;" doesn't.

Warning:  This patch inserts a TAB into perldiag  -  make sure it stays
          as a TAB.

p5p-msgid: E0welEn-0002vT-00@taurus.cus.cam.ac.uk

diff --git a/pod/perldiag.pod b/pod/perldiag.pod
index 1badf36..c0eb857 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perldiag.pod
+++ b/pod/perldiag.pod
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ L<perlfunc/eval>.
 
 Some of these messages are generic.  Spots that vary are denoted with a %s,
 just as in a printf format.  Note that some messages start with a %s!
-The symbols C<"%-?@> sort before the letters, while C<[> and C<\> sort after.
+The symbols C<"%(-?@> sort before the letters, while C<[> and C<\> sort after.
 
 =over 4
 
@@ -143,6 +143,12 @@ Perl yourself.
 instead of Perl.  Check the #! line, or manually feed your script
 into Perl yourself.
 
+=item         (Missing semicolon on previous line?)
+
+(S) This is an educated guess made in conjunction with the message "%s
+found where operator expected".  Don't automatically put a semicolon on
+the previous line just because you saw this message.
+
 =item B<-P> not allowed for setuid/setgid script
 
 (F) The script would have to be opened by the C preprocessor by name,
@@ -1369,12 +1375,6 @@ found where operator expected".  Often the missing operator is a comma.
 As a general rule, you'll find it's missing near the place you were last
 editing.
 
-=item Missing semicolon on previous line?
-
-(S) This is an educated guess made in conjunction with the message "%s
-found where operator expected".  Don't automatically put a semicolon on
-the previous line just because you saw this message.
-
 =item Modification of a read-only value attempted
 
 (F) You tried, directly or indirectly, to change the value of a