NAME

Perl::Critic::Policy::Documentation::RequireFinalCut - end POD with =cut directive

DESCRIPTION

This policy is part of the Perl::Critic::Pulp addon. It asks you to end POD with a =cut directive at the end of a file.

=head1 DOCO

Some text.

=cut             # ok

The idea is to have a definite end of file indication for human readers. Perl and the POD processors don't require a final =cut. On that basis this policy is lowest priority and under the "cosmetic" theme (see "POLICY THEMES" in Perl::Critic).

If there's no POD in the file then a =cut is not required. Or if the POD is not at the end of file then another =cut at the end is not required.

=head2 About foo

=cut

sub foo {    # ok, file ends with code not POD
}

If POD is at end of file but consists only of =begin/=end blocks then a =cut is not required, it being reckoned the =end is enough in this case.

=begin wikidoc

Entire document in wiki style.

=end wikidoc          # ok, =cut not required

If you've got a mixture of POD and =begin blocks then a =cut is still required, but not if the only thing is an =begin presumably destined for some other markup system.

Disabling

If you don't care about a final =cut you can disable RequireFinalCut from your .perlcriticrc in the usual way (see "CONFIGURATION" in Perl::Critic),

[-Documentation::RequireFinalCut]

SEE ALSO

Perl::Critic::Pulp, Perl::Critic

Perl::Critic::Policy::Documentation::RequireEndBeforeLastPod, Perl::Critic::Policy::Documentation::RequirePodAtEnd

HOME PAGE

http://user42.tuxfamily.org/perl-critic-pulp/index.html

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2012 Kevin Ryde

Perl-Critic-Pulp is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any later version.

Perl-Critic-Pulp is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

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