[m-rev.] diff: mtags: use perl -w

[Peter Moulder]

On Mon, Nov 24, 2003 at 06:03:51PM +1100, Fergus Henderson wrote:
> > Using &foo() rather than foo() disables prototype checking.

> Do you know when the foo() form was introduced?

Prototypes were introduced in 5.002 (1996-Feb-29 according to perlhist
man page).  Comments in Changes5.002 suggest that foo() was accepted
before then (and treated like &foo()).

pjm.
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