perldiag: more alphabetisation

1 files changed, 134 insertions, 134 deletions

diff --git a/pod/perldiag.pod b/pod/perldiag.pod
index e4c4704053..2edb2158a0 100644
--- a/pod/perldiag.pod
+++ b/pod/perldiag.pod
@@ -555,17 +555,17 @@ if the pattern delimiters are C<{}>.
 (P) Perl detected an attempt to copy an internal value that is not
 copiable.
 
+=item Bizarre SvTYPE [%d]
+
+(P) When starting a new thread or return values from a thread, Perl
+encountered an invalid data type.
+
 =item Buffer overflow in prime_env_iter: %s
 
 (W internal) A warning peculiar to VMS.  While Perl was preparing to
 iterate over %ENV, it encountered a logical name or symbol definition
 which was too long, so it was truncated to the string shown.
 
-=item Bizarre SvTYPE [%d]
-
-(P) When starting a new thread or return values from a thread, Perl
-encountered an invalid data type.
-
 =item Callback called exit
 
 (F) A subroutine invoked from an external package via call_sv()
@@ -882,17 +882,17 @@ a block, except that it isn't a proper block.  This usually occurs if
 you tried to jump out of a sort() block or subroutine, which is a no-no.
 See L<perlfunc/goto>.
 
+=item Can't goto subroutine from an eval-%s
+
+(F) The "goto subroutine" call can't be used to jump out of an eval
+"string" or block.
+
 =item Can't goto subroutine from a sort sub (or similar callback)
 
 (F) The "goto subroutine" call can't be used to jump out of the
 comparison sub for a sort(), or from a similar callback (such
 as the reduce() function in List::Util).
 
-=item Can't goto subroutine from an eval-%s
-
-(F) The "goto subroutine" call can't be used to jump out of an eval
-"string" or block.
-
 =item Can't goto subroutine outside a subroutine
 
 (F) The deeply magical "goto subroutine" call can only replace one
@@ -1333,18 +1333,6 @@ and so on) and not for Unicode characters, so Perl behaved as if you meant
 If you actually want to pack Unicode codepoints, use the C<"U"> format
 instead.
 
-=item Character in 'W' format wrapped in pack
-
-(W pack) You said
-
-    pack("U0W", $x)
-
-where $x is either less than 0 or more than 255.  However, C<U0>-mode
-expects all values to fall in the interval [0, 255], so Perl behaved
-as if you meant:
-
-    pack("U0W", $x & 255)
-
 =item Character in 'c' format wrapped in pack
 
 (W pack) You said
@@ -1372,6 +1360,18 @@ value modulus 256 instead, as if you had provided:
 
    unpack("H", "\x{a1}")
 
+=item Character in 'W' format wrapped in pack
+
+(W pack) You said
+
+    pack("U0W", $x)
+
+where $x is either less than 0 or more than 255.  However, C<U0>-mode
+expects all values to fall in the interval [0, 255], so Perl behaved
+as if you meant:
+
+    pack("U0W", $x & 255)
+
 =item Character(s) in '%c' format wrapped in pack
 
 (W pack) You tried something like
@@ -1415,15 +1415,15 @@ characters.
 
 (F) Creating a new thread inside the C<s///> operator is not supported.
 
-=item close() on unopened filehandle %s
-
-(W unopened) You tried to close a filehandle that was never opened.
-
 =item closedir() attempted on invalid dirhandle %s
 
 (W io) The dirhandle you tried to close is either closed or not really
 a dirhandle.  Check your control flow.
 
+=item close() on unopened filehandle %s
+
+(W unopened) You tried to close a filehandle that was never opened.
+
 =item Closure prototype called
 
 (F) If a closure has attributes, the subroutine passed to an attribute
@@ -1435,11 +1435,11 @@ This subroutine cannot be called.
 (F) You had a (sub-)template that ends with a '/'.  There must be
 another template code following the slash.  See L<perlfunc/pack>.
 
-=item Code point 0x%X is not Unicode, may not be portable
-
 =item Code point 0x%X is not Unicode, all \p{} matches fail; all \P{} matches 
 succeed
 
+=item Code point 0x%X is not Unicode, may not be portable
+
 (S utf8, non_unicode) You had a code point above the Unicode maximum
 of U+10FFFF.
 
@@ -1537,13 +1537,6 @@ L<charnames/CUSTOM TRANSLATORS>) returned an undefined value.
 overloaded constant.  Perhaps you forgot to load the corresponding
 L<overload> pragma?.
 
-=item Constant(%s) unknown
-
-(F) The parser found inconsistencies either while attempting to define
-an overloaded constant, or when trying to find the character name
-specified in the C<\N{...}> escape.  Perhaps you forgot to load the
-corresponding L<overload> pragma?.
-
 =item Constant is not %s reference
 
 (F) A constant value (perhaps declared using the C<use constant> pragma)
@@ -1564,6 +1557,13 @@ for commentary and workarounds.
 for inlining.  See L<perlsub/"Constant Functions"> for commentary and
 workarounds.
 
+=item Constant(%s) unknown
+
+(F) The parser found inconsistencies either while attempting
+to define an overloaded constant, or when trying to find the
+character name specified in the C<\N{...}> escape.  Perhaps you
+forgot to load the corresponding L<overload> pragma?.
+
 =item Copy method did not return a reference
 
 (F) The method which overloads "=" is buggy.  See
@@ -2136,11 +2136,6 @@ unspecified destination.  See L<perlfunc/goto>.
 the indicated subroutine hasn't been defined, or if it was, it
 has since been undefined.
 
-=item ()-group starts with a count
-
-(F) A ()-group started with a count.  A count is supposed to follow
-something: a template character or a ()-group.  See L<perlfunc/pack>.
-
 =item Group name must start with a non-digit word character in regex; marked by 
 <-- HERE in m/%s/
 
@@ -2148,6 +2143,11 @@ something: a template character or a ()-group.  See L<perlfunc/pack>.
 they must start with a non-digit word character. A common cause of
 this error is using (?&0) instead of (?0). See L<perlre>.
 
+=item ()-group starts with a count
+
+(F) A ()-group started with a count.  A count is supposed to follow
+something: a template character or a ()-group.  See L<perlfunc/pack>.
+
 =item %s had compilation errors.
 
 (F) The final summary message when a C<perl -c> fails.
@@ -2174,16 +2174,6 @@ Further error messages would likely be uninformative.
 (4294967295) and therefore non-portable between systems.  See
 L<perlport> for more on portability concerns.
 
-=item -i used with no filenames on the command line, reading from STDIN
-
-(S inplace) The C<-i> option was passed on the command line, indicating
-that the script is intended to edit files inplace, but no files were
-given.  This is usually a mistake, since editing STDIN inplace doesn't
-make sense, and can be confusing because it can make perl look like
-it is hanging when it is really just trying to read from STDIN.  You
-should either pass a filename to edit, or remove C<-i> from the command
-line.  See L<perlrun> for more details.
-
 =item Identifier too long
 
 (F) Perl limits identifiers (names for variables, functions, etc.) to
@@ -2459,17 +2449,17 @@ by Perl or by a user-supplied handler.  See L<attributes>.
 (F) The indicated attributes for a subroutine or variable were not
 recognized by Perl or by a user-supplied handler.  See L<attributes>.
 
-=item Invalid character in \N{...}; marked by <-- HERE in \N{%s}
-
-(F) Only certain characters are valid for character names.  The
-indicated one isn't.  See L<charnames/CUSTOM ALIASES>.
-
 =item Invalid character in charnames alias definition; marked by <-- HERE in '%s
 
 (F) You tried to create a custom alias for a character name, with
 the C<:alias> option to C<use charnames> and the specified character in
 the indicated name isn't valid.  See L<charnames/CUSTOM ALIASES>.
 
+=item Invalid character in \N{...}; marked by <-- HERE in \N{%s}
+
+(F) Only certain characters are valid for character names.  The
+indicated one isn't.  See L<charnames/CUSTOM ALIASES>.
+
 =item Invalid conversion in %s: "%s"
 
 (W printf) Perl does not understand the given format conversion.  See
@@ -2643,6 +2633,16 @@ an anonymous subroutine, or a reference to a subroutine.
 (W overload) You tried to overload a constant type the overload package is
 unaware of.
 
+=item -i used with no filenames on the command line, reading from STDIN
+
+(S inplace) The C<-i> option was passed on the command line, indicating
+that the script is intended to edit files in place, but no files were
+given.  This is usually a mistake, since editing STDIN in place doesn't
+make sense, and can be confusing because it can make perl look like
+it is hanging when it is really just trying to read from STDIN.  You
+should either pass a filename to edit, or remove C<-i> from the command
+line.  See L<perlrun> for more details.
+
 =item Junk on end of regexp in regex m/%s/
 
 (P) The regular expression parser is confused.
@@ -3057,6 +3057,14 @@ See L<perlfunc/pack>.
 (F) Lexically scoped subroutines are not yet implemented.  Don't try
 that yet.
 
+=item "my %s" used in sort comparison
+
+(W syntax) The package variables $a and $b are used for sort comparisons.
+You used $a or $b in as an operand to the C<< <=> >> or C<cmp> operator inside a
+sort comparison block, and the variable had earlier been declared as a
+lexical variable.  Either qualify the sort variable with the package
+name, or rename the lexical variable.
+
 =item "my" variable %s can't be in a package
 
 (F) Lexically scoped variables aren't in a package, so it doesn't make
@@ -3075,45 +3083,6 @@ NOTE: This warning detects symbols that have been used only once so $c, @c,
 the same; if a program uses $c only once but also uses any of the others it
 will not trigger this warning.
 
-=item \N in a character class must be a named character: \N{...} in regex; 
-marked by <-- HERE in m/%s/
-
-(F) The new (5.12) meaning of C<\N> as C<[^\n]> is not valid in a bracketed
-character class, for the same reason that C<.> in a character class loses
-its specialness: it matches almost everything, which is probably not
-what you want.
-
-=item \N{NAME} must be resolved by the lexer in regex; marked by <-- HERE in m/%s/
-
-(F) When compiling a regex pattern, an unresolved named character or
-sequence was encountered.  This can happen in any of several ways that
-bypass the lexer, such as using single-quotish context, or an extra
-backslash in double-quotish:
-
-    $re = '\N{SPACE}';	# Wrong!
-    $re = "\\N{SPACE}";	# Wrong!
-    /$re/;
-
-Instead, use double-quotes with a single backslash:
-
-    $re = "\N{SPACE}";	# ok
-    /$re/;
-
-The lexer can be bypassed as well by creating the pattern from smaller
-components:
-
-    $re = '\N';
-    /${re}{SPACE}/;	# Wrong!
-
-It's not a good idea to split a construct in the middle like this, and it
-doesn't work here.  Instead use the solution above.
-
-Finally, the message also can happen under the C</x> regex modifier when the
-C<\N> is separated by spaces from the C<{>, in which case, remove the spaces.
-
-    /\N {SPACE}/x;	# Wrong!
-    /\N{SPACE}/x;	# ok
-
 =item Need exactly 3 octal digits in regex; marked by <-- HERE in m/%s/
 
 (F) Within S<C<(?[   ])>>, all constants interpreted as octal need to be
@@ -3168,6 +3137,45 @@ scope before it could possibly have been used.
 real method in a real package, and it could not find such a context.
 See L<mro>.
 
+=item \N in a character class must be a named character: \N{...} in regex; 
+marked by <-- HERE in m/%s/
+
+(F) The new (5.12) meaning of C<\N> as C<[^\n]> is not valid in
+a bracketed character class, for the same reason that C<.> in
+a character class loses its specialness: it matches almost
+everything, which is probably not what you want.
+
+=item \N{NAME} must be resolved by the lexer in regex; marked by <-- HERE in m/%s/
+
+(F) When compiling a regex pattern, an unresolved named character or
+sequence was encountered.  This can happen in any of several ways that
+bypass the lexer, such as using single-quotish context, or an extra
+backslash in double-quotish:
+
+    $re = '\N{SPACE}';	# Wrong!
+    $re = "\\N{SPACE}";	# Wrong!
+    /$re/;
+
+Instead, use double-quotes with a single backslash:
+
+    $re = "\N{SPACE}";	# ok
+    /$re/;
+
+The lexer can be bypassed as well by creating the pattern from smaller
+components:
+
+    $re = '\N';
+    /${re}{SPACE}/;	# Wrong!
+
+It's not a good idea to split a construct in the middle like this, and
+it doesn't work here.  Instead use the solution above.
+
+Finally, the message also can happen under the C</x> regex modifier when the
+C<\N> is separated by spaces from the C<{>, in which case, remove the spaces.
+
+    /\N {SPACE}/x;	# Wrong!
+    /\N{SPACE}/x;	# ok
+
 =item No %s allowed while running setuid
 
 (F) Certain operations are deemed to be too insecure for a setuid or
@@ -3322,6 +3330,11 @@ your system.
 (F) Configure didn't find anything resembling the setreuid() call for
 your system.
 
+=item No such class %s
+
+(F) You provided a class qualifier in a "my", "our" or "state"
+declaration, but this class doesn't exist at this point in your program.
+
 =item No such class field "%s" in variable %s of type %s
 
 (F) You tried to access a key from a hash through the indicated typed
@@ -3329,11 +3342,6 @@ variable but that key is not allowed by the package of the same type.
 The indicated package has restricted the set of allowed keys using the
 L<fields> pragma.
 
-=item No such class %s
-
-(F) You provided a class qualifier in a "my", "our" or "state"
-declaration, but this class doesn't exist at this point in your program.
-
 =item No such hook: %s
 
 (F) You specified a signal hook that was not recognized by Perl.
@@ -3473,14 +3481,6 @@ the meantime, try using scientific notation (e.g. "1e6" instead of
 a number.  This happens, for example with C<\o{}>, with no number between
 the braces.
 
-=item "my %s" used in sort comparison
-
-(W syntax) The package variables $a and $b are used for sort comparisons.
-You used $a or $b in as an operand to the C<< <=> >> or C<cmp> operator inside a
-sort comparison block, and the variable had earlier been declared as a
-lexical variable.  Either qualify the sort variable with the package
-name, or rename the lexical variable.
-
 =item Octal number > 037777777777 non-portable
 
 (W portable) The octal number you specified is larger than 2**32-1
@@ -3523,12 +3523,6 @@ call, or call a constructor from the FileHandle package.
 (W unopened) You tried to invoke a file test operator on a filehandle
 that isn't open.  Check your control flow.  See also L<perlfunc/-X>.
 
-=item Strings with code points over 0xFF may not be mapped into in-memory file handles
-
-(W utf8) You tried to open a reference to a scalar for read or append
-where the scalar contained code points over 0xFF.  In-memory files
-model on-disk files and can only contain bytes.
-
 =item oops: oopsAV
 
 (S internal) An internal warning that the grammar is screwed up.
@@ -3890,6 +3884,12 @@ then discovered it wasn't a subroutine or eval context.
 blocks, perl couldn't locate the code block that should have already been
 seen and compiled by perl before control passed to the regex compiler.
 
+=item panic: strxfrm() gets absurd - a => %u, ab => %u
+
+(P) The interpreter's sanity check of the C function strxfrm() failed.
+In your current locale the returned transformation of the string "ab"
+is shorter than that of the string "a", which makes no sense.
+
 =item panic: sv_chop %s
 
 (P) The sv_chop() routine was passed a position that is not within the
@@ -3900,12 +3900,6 @@ scalar's string buffer.
 (P) The sv_insert() routine was told to remove more string than there
 was string.
 
-=item panic: strxfrm() gets absurd - a => %u, ab => %u
-
-(P) The interpreter's sanity check of the C function strxfrm() failed.
-In your current locale the returned transformation of the string "ab" is
-shorter than that of the string "a", which makes no sense.
-
 =item panic: top_env
 
 (P) The compiler attempted to do a goto, or something weird like that.
@@ -4621,17 +4615,17 @@ Perl to use the default regular expression modifiers, and you
 redundantly specify a default modifier.  For other
 causes, see L<perlre>.
 
-=item Sequence \%s... not terminated in regex; marked by <-- HERE in m/%s/
-
-(F) The regular expression expects a mandatory argument following the escape
-sequence and this has been omitted or incorrectly written.
-
 =item Sequence (?#... not terminated in regex m/%s/
 
 (F) A regular expression comment must be terminated by a closing
 parenthesis.  Embedded parentheses aren't allowed.  See
 L<perlre>.
 
+=item Sequence \%s... not terminated in regex; marked by <-- HERE in m/%s/
+
+(F) The regular expression expects a mandatory argument following the escape
+sequence and this has been omitted or incorrectly written.
+
 =item Sequence (?{...}) not terminated with ')'
 
 (F) The end of the perl code contained within the {...} must be
@@ -4795,12 +4789,6 @@ unless there was a failure.  You probably wanted to use system()
 instead, which does return.  To suppress this warning, put the exec() in
 a block by itself.
 
-=item "state" variable %s can't be in a package
-
-(F) Lexically scoped variables aren't in a package, so it doesn't make
-sense to try to declare one with a package qualifier on the front.  Use
-local() if you want to localize a package variable.
-
 =item "state %s" used in sort comparison
 
 (W syntax) The package variables $a and $b are used for sort comparisons.
@@ -4809,11 +4797,23 @@ sort comparison block, and the variable had earlier been declared as a
 lexical variable.  Either qualify the sort variable with the package
 name, or rename the lexical variable.
 
+=item "state" variable %s can't be in a package
+
+(F) Lexically scoped variables aren't in a package, so it doesn't make
+sense to try to declare one with a package qualifier on the front.  Use
+local() if you want to localize a package variable.
+
 =item stat() on unopened filehandle %s
 
 (W unopened) You tried to use the stat() function on a filehandle that
 was either never opened or has since been closed.
 
+=item Strings with code points over 0xFF may not be mapped into in-memory file handles
+
+(W utf8) You tried to open a reference to a scalar for read or append
+where the scalar contained code points over 0xFF.  In-memory files
+model on-disk files and can only contain bytes.
+
 =item Stub found while resolving method "%s" overloading "%s" in package "%s"
 
 (P) Overloading resolution over @ISA tree may be broken by importation
@@ -5414,10 +5414,6 @@ iterating over it, and someone else stuck a message in the stream of
 data Perl expected.  Someone's very confused, or perhaps trying to
 subvert Perl's population of %ENV for nefarious purposes.
 
-=item Unknown "re" subpragma '%s' (known ones are: %s)
-
-(W) You tried to use an unknown subpragma of the "re" pragma.
-
 =item Unknown regex modifier "%s"
 
 (F) Alphanumerics immediately following the closing delimiter
@@ -5433,6 +5429,10 @@ this error.  Likely what was meant instead was:
 
  if ($a =~ /foo/ and $bar == 3) { ... }
 
+=item Unknown "re" subpragma '%s' (known ones are: %s)
+
+(W) You tried to use an unknown subpragma of the "re" pragma.
+
 =item Unknown switch condition (?(%s in regex; marked by <-- HERE in m/%s/
 
 (F) The condition part of a (?(condition)if-clause|else-clause) construct