in reply to Re^3: POD troubles
in thread POD troubles
OK, it states:
• Many older Pod translators require the lines before every Pod command and after every Pod command (including "=cut"!) to be a blank line. Having something like this:
So, "many older translators" don't like that, but current ones do? Otherwise why bother mentioning it?
• Many older Pod translators require the lines before every Pod command and after every Pod command (including "=cut"!) to be a blank line. Having something like this:
# - - - - - - - - - - - -
=item $firecracker->boom()
This noisily detonates the firecracker object.
=cut
sub boom {
...
...will make such Pod translators completely fail to see the Pod block at all.
So, "many older translators" don't like that, but current ones do? Otherwise why bother mentioning it?
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