Errata
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released.
The following errata were submitted by our customers and have not yet been approved or disproved by the author or editor. They solely represent the opinion of the customer.
Color Key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
Version | Location | Description | Submitted by | Date Submitted |
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Printed | Page 805 substr, 3rd paragraph |
The text above the first code example of using substr as a lvalue mentions prepending "Larry" to the current value of $_. In fact, the prepending is done to $var. The next example features the same error, whereas the third and final one is correct. |
Marin Rukavina | May 12, 2015 |
Printed | Page 88 2nd paragraph |
The text refers to "our finger example above" but there is no finger example thus far nor for the remainder of the chapter. |
John | Aug 07, 2013 |
Page 432 1st and 2nd paragraph |
in "Alternate Method Searching": You said that perl search for methods by browsing the @INC array. |
Anonymous | Oct 31, 2012 | |
Printed | Page 117 . |
On page 117, there is code that looks like this: |
Anonymous | Dec 21, 2011 |
432 Example code |
Provided code example doesn't compile. The following |
Leonardo Herrera | Sep 19, 2011 | |
Printed | Page 805 substr entry |
For your Larry and Moe examples, you say: |
Stephen Dewey | Sep 23, 2010 |
Page v-xiv, 1009-1070 Entire index and TOC |
Hi |
Mark Berger | Aug 25, 2010 | |
Printed | Page 226 chart |
You have the following entry in the table: |
Stephen Dewey | Aug 17, 2010 |
Printed | Page 1052 5th line |
This is the index entry entitled recursion of subroutines and there is no page number given. |
Anonymous | Mar 27, 2010 |
Printed | Page 257 2nd @reflist statement in the middle of page |
A comma is missing (a space printed instead) after @a in the line |
Bernhard Bodenstorfer | Feb 12, 2010 |
Printed | Page 1 all |
The errata pages for this product have suddenly been reset so they say there are no errata. That is simply not true. There is no new printing listed that would have justified this change. |
Karl Williamson | Sep 19, 2009 |
Printed | Page 314 5th line from bottom |
"be be equivalent", is like "=="? :-) |
Anonymous | Jul 26, 2009 |
Printed | Page 1048 left column |
__PACKAGE__ does not appear in the index. Other "double-underscore" |
Anonymous | Mar 24, 2009 |
Printed | Page 508 4th Paragraph, starting "To look at a windown of source code..." |
It is stated that the w command will list a "window of code" around the current breakpoint. This is incorrect. |
Anonymous | Oct 28, 2008 |
Printed | Page 512 Section on Tracing, explanation of W |
The description of the W command says that this sets or deletes watches. This is an error. |
Anonymous | Oct 28, 2008 |