New(?) for qw(...) error

[McGlinchy, Alistair]

Dirk Koopman wrote:
> Paul Makepeace wrote:
> > I've just had one of my dodgier scripts start bailing on this 
> > construction,
> > 
> > $ perl -le 'for $a qw(a b) { print $a }'
> > a
> > b
> > $ perl -le 'for qw(a b) { print }'
> > Missing $ on loop variable at -e line 1.
> > 
> > This is on 5.8.8; not sure when this kicked in.
> > 
> > P
> 
> $ perl -le 'for (qw(a b)) { print }'
> a
> b

While verifing this little meme, I found this extra piece of magical $_
fun.  Shouldn't these all print the same thing?

%  perl -le 'for $_  (qw(a b)) { print    }'
a
b
%  perl -le 'for $_   qw(a b)  { print    }'   
%
%  perl -le 'for $_   qw(a b)  { print $_ }'
a
b


Cheers

Alistair

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