Why is this program valid? I was trying to create a syntax error

Question

I\'m running ActiveState\'s 32 bit ActivePerl 5.14.2 on Windows 7. I wanted to mess around with a Git pre-commit hook to detect programs being checked in with syntax errors.

Answer 1

Try Perl 6, it seems to fulfill your expectations more readily:

===SORRY!=== Error while compiling synerror.p6
Negation metaoperator not followed by valid infix
at synerror.p6:1
------> Syntax error!⏏
    expecting any of:
        infix
        infix stopper