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in reply to strange constants.pm warning

How do you init $name? Like use constant name => 42?

Then 

 if ( name =~ /^_?[^\W_0-9]\w*\z/ and !$forbidden{ name() }) {

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might work? Conststant creates a sub witht the given name that returns the value.

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Re^2: strange constants.pm warning
by misterperl (Pilgrim) on Aug 30, 2021 at 18:02 UTC 
    use constant DB_ERROR => "database error";

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Re^2: strange constants.pm warning
by misterperl (Pilgrim) on Aug 30, 2021 at 18:11 UTC
    I haven't tried to see if the sub actually gets created- Im just trying to figure out why this valid statement throws this unknown warning message.. AND to find out why the debuger break where apparently it shouldn't..
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      Okay, misunderstanding. I thought this happens in your code but it is actually a line from the import() sub of constant. 

                      } else {
                    # Catch-all - what did I miss? If you get this err
+or,
                    # please let me know what your constant's name was
+.
                    # Write to <rootbeer@redcat.com>. Thanks!
                    warnings::warn("Constant name '$name' has unknown 
+problems");
                }

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      Your example works here. Perhaps some non-printable characters have sneaked in to your text file or there is a clash (other module or within your code) that uses the same constant? What happens if you change DB_ERROR to MY_DB_ERROR? No better ideas ATM, sorry.

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        Your suggestion of the potential of unprintables was very astute- I removed the line and carefuly re-typed it. Same warning.

        I noticed there were 2 constants defined. I moved the 2nd to the top , and now THAT one throws the warning , but the other is fine. So whichever is first throws a warning!

        This makes me wonder- the author doesn't declare: 

        use constant;

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        above these pragmas. maybe that would fix this? I don't see that in the Metacpan but perhaps they're incomplete examples?

        APPRECIATE all the kind advice guys- I'll wait for the admin to get my module updated and pray for better results :)

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