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in reply to can PERL just quit?

Your code doesn't compile, because $artheader isn't defined anywhere. I saw that by putting your code in a file called test.pl and running perl -c test.pl. This checks the syntax of the program without actually running it so you can try perl -c on your file without side effects.

Edit: this means you should try and see why your tool doesn't give you any feedback on this error. The compilation error message should be sent to the standard error output, just as any error occuring during runtime.

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Re^2: can PERL just quit?
by LanX (Saint) on Jun 09, 2014 at 21:44 UTC
    Good catch... but a framework running Perl scripts (like eg Tivoli) should be able to report compilation problems...(?)

    Cheers Rolf

    (addicted to the Perl Programming Language)

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      I guess it should yes. At least gupr1980 knows the problem is not on perl's side. I'm going to edit my post.

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Re^2: can PERL just quit?
by Anonymous Monk on Jun 09, 2014 at 22:17 UTC
    It's just a typo. I was trying to change artheader to header for this post. No compile errors.
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