perlfunc: re-document old split() @_ side effect

[perl5.git] / lib / vars.pm

diff --git a/lib/vars.pm b/lib/vars.pm
index a57f479..6ca6bb4 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/vars.pm
+++ b/lib/vars.pm
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ package vars;
 
 use 5.006;
 
-our $VERSION = '1.01';
+our $VERSION = '1.03';
 
 use warnings::register;
 use strict qw(vars subs);
 
 sub import {
     my $callpack = caller;
-    my ($pack, @imports) = @_;
+    my (undef, @imports) = @_;
     my ($sym, $ch);
     foreach (@imports) {
         if (($ch, $sym) = /^([\$\@\%\*\&])(.+)/) {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ __END__
 
 =head1 NAME
 
-vars - Perl pragma to predeclare global variable names (obsolete)
+vars - Perl pragma to predeclare global variable names
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
@@ -56,9 +56,10 @@ vars - Perl pragma to predeclare global variable names (obsolete)
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
-NOTE: For variables in the current package, the functionality provided
-by this pragma has been superseded by C<our> declarations, available
-in Perl v5.6.0 or later.  See L<perlfunc/our>.
+NOTE: For use with variables in the current package for a single scope, the
+functionality provided by this pragma has been superseded by C<our>
+declarations, available in Perl v5.6.0 or later, and use of this pragma is
+discouraged.  See L<perlfunc/our>.
 
 This will predeclare all the variables whose names are 
 in the list, allowing you to use them under "use strict", and
@@ -77,8 +78,6 @@ outside of the package), it can act as an acceptable substitute by
 pre-declaring global symbols, ensuring their availability to the
 later-loaded routines.
 
-The C<use vars> does not work for UTF-8 variable names.
-
 See L<perlmodlib/Pragmatic Modules>.
 
 =cut