perl 5.003_07: pod/perltrap.pod

Clarified that warn() _always_ printed to STDERR, both in perl4
and perl5.

diff --git a/pod/perltrap.pod b/pod/perltrap.pod
index bd71ad1..3d31173 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perltrap.pod
+++ b/pod/perltrap.pod
@@ -1111,7 +1111,10 @@ reverse is no longer allowed as the name of a sort subroutine.
     # perl4 prints: yup yup yup yup abc
     # perl5 prints: abc 
 
-=item * warn() specifically implies STDERR
+=item * warn() won't let you specify a filehandle.
+
+Although it _always_ printed to STDERR, warn() would let you specify a
+filehandle in perl4.  With perl5 it does not.
 
     warn STDERR "Foo!";