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From: se12@cs.vu.nl (Software Engin 91)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.perl
Subject: Novice problem: why is this a syntax error?
Summary: perl doesn't expect my "else"
Keywords: if, then, else, help, novice
Message-ID: <8067@star.cs.vu.nl>
Date: 29 Oct 90 11:40:43 GMT
Sender: news@cs.vu.nl
Lines: 18

RTFM'd, but couldn't find why perl said:

syntax error at line 33: `else' unexpected.

at this fragment:

# Now, what is the main module anyway?
if ($#ARGV >= 0)
	{ $mainbase = $ARGV[0]; }
else
	{ $mainbase = "Main.mod"; }              <<< this is line 33
$mainbase =~ s/\.mod$//o;
$mainfile = $mainbase.".mod";

Sorry for this very stupid question, but this is my first perl script
that should actually do something useful (a Makefile generator for Modula-2).

-					Gerben.