ext/B/defsubs_h.PL: add explanatory comment

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diff --git a/ext/B/defsubs_h.PL b/ext/B/defsubs_h.PL
index 98a3e8b..f8fa1ed 100644 (file)
--- a/ext/B/defsubs_h.PL
+++ b/ext/B/defsubs_h.PL
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ if ($] < 5.011) {
     doconst(CVf_LOCKED);
 }
 
+# First element in each tuple is the file; second is a regex snippet
+# giving the prefix to limit the names of symbols to define that come
+# from that file.  If none, all symbols will be defined whose values
+# match the pattern below.
 foreach my $tuple (['op.h'],['cop.h'],['regexp.h','RXf_'])
  {
   my $file = $tuple->[0];