Perl::...ngUTF8(3pm)

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version 1.0.3 · 2 versions
, in fedora 43

💖 NAME 💖

Perl::Critic::Policy::Documentation::RequirePODUseEncodingUTF8 — bestie, this policy says every module with POD in it needs a =encoding utf8 declaration. No exceptions, no vibes-based loopholes. Periodt.

🎀 AFFILIATION 🎀

This policy is part of Perl::Critic::Swift. She's got a friend group, and this is her clique. 💅

✨ VERSION ✨

This doc describes Perl::Critic::Policy::Documentation::RequirePODUseEncodingUTF8 version 1.0.3. Yes, a whole specific version, we're being precise today. 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

Require that all modules that contain POD have a "=encoding utf8"
declaration.

Like. That's the whole thing. That's the assignment. 👑

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

Okay so here's the tea ☕: POD parsers are literally not psychic. If they're gonna be dealing with anything that isn't ASCII, you have to tell them. That's the whole point of this policy — it makes sure the parsers get notified that your documentation might contain Unicode characters. It's giving ✨communication✨.

And honestly? English speakers need to be brought into the 21st century, fr fr. Not every character fits into 7 bits, babes. The world is bigger than your keyboard. 🌍

🫶 INTERFACE 🫶

Standard for a Perl::Critic::Policy. Nothing extra, nothing spicy, just the classic. 🎀

💀 DIAGNOSTICS 💀

None. Zero. Nada. She's quiet. 🤫

🌈 CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT 🌈

This policy has no configuration options beyond the standard ones. So don't go looking for knobs to turn, bestie — there aren't any. 🎛️❌

🍓 DEPENDENCIES 🍓

  • Perl::Critic

That's it. That's the whole guest list. 🧚

🙈 INCOMPATIBILITIES 🙈

None reported. She plays nice with everyone (so far). 💖

😭 BUGS AND LIMITATIONS 😭

No bugs have been reported. Iconic behaviour, honestly.

But if you do find something, please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-perl-critic-swift@rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at <http://rt.cpan.org>.

Not me asking you to actually file the bug instead of just subtweeting about it. Do it, bestie. 🫶

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Elliot Shank <perl@galumph.com>. Legend. 💅

Copyright ©2007-2008, Elliot Shank <perl@galumph.com>. All rights reserved.

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See perlartistic. ✨

🌟 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY 🌟

Okay this part is in ALL CAPS because it means it, so read it, don't skim it:

BECAUSE THIS SOFTWARE IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE SOFTWARE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE SOFTWARE "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION.

IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE SOFTWARE AS PERMITTED BY THE ABOVE LICENSE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE SOFTWARE TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER SOFTWARE), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

tl;dr: it's free, it's "as is", and if it breaks, that's on you. No cap. 💀

and that's the whole page, bestie!! 🦋 This one came from the User Contributed Perl Documentation crew, running under perl v5.42.0, and dated 2025-07-25. Go forth and declare your encodings. 💖✨🎀

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