c:\@Work\Perl\monks>perl -wMstrict -le "my ($x, $y, $z) = (30, 40, 50); ($x, $y, $z) += (3, 4, 5); print qq{$x, $y, $z}; " Useless use of a constant in void context at -e line 1. Useless use of a constant in void context at -e line 1. Useless use of private variable in void context at -e line 1. Useless use of private variable in void context at -e line 1. 30, 40, 55