[DOC PATCH] warnings.pl

Message-id: <p05111b00bb611e8835e0@[192.168.56.3]>

(some rewording)

p4raw-id: //depot/perl@20701

diff --git a/lib/warnings.pm b/lib/warnings.pm
index 6982b2c..705548a 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/warnings.pm
+++ b/lib/warnings.pm
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ warnings - Perl pragma to control optional warnings
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
+The C<warnings> pragma is a replacement for the command line flag C<-w>,
+but the pragma is limited to the enclosing block, while the flag is global.
+See L<perllexwarn> for more information.
+
 If no import list is supplied, all possible warnings are either enabled
 or disabled.
 

diff --git a/warnings.pl b/warnings.pl
index b720274..eff8d60 100644 (file)
--- a/warnings.pl
+++ b/warnings.pl
@@ -508,6 +508,10 @@ warnings - Perl pragma to control optional warnings
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
+The C<warnings> pragma is a replacement for the command line flag C<-w>,
+but the pragma is limited to the enclosing block, while the flag is global.
+See L<perllexwarn> for more information.
+
 If no import list is supplied, all possible warnings are either enabled
 or disabled.