Bug#512799: perl-base: please incorporate new warning for 'my $var = return myfunc()'

[Dominic Hargreaves]

On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 11:11:13PM +0200, Eugene V. Lyubimkin wrote:
> Package: perl-base
> Version: 5.10.0-19
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> 
> Hello, I spent significant amount of time today in debug to notice stupid line
> like
> 
> 'my $var = return myfunc($arg1, $arg2);',
> 
> when of course I meant
> 
> 'my $var = myfunc($arg1, $arg2);'.
> 
> As assigning something a return is useless, Perl could generate a
> warning there.

I forwarded this bug upstream[1], and the ticket was rejected:
"> We could, but I don't think we should. This is the first time in 13
> years of using Perl that I've ever heard of someone trying to use
> 'return' in the manner cited. Perhaps the documentation in 'perldoc -f
> return' could use an example, but I see no need for a warning. In any
> event, in the absence of a patch, I can't see taking any action on this.

I agree. I’m rejecting this ticket."

If you would like to persue this upstream, please do, but otherwise
I propose we close this bug.

Cheers,
Dominic.

[1] <https://rt.perl.org/rt3//Public/Bug/Display.html?id=119665