Can I use perl's switches with /bin/env in the shebang line?

Question

I want to run perl -w using env. That works fine on the command line:

$ /bin/env perl -we \'print \"Hello, world!\\n\"\'
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Answer 1

It's worth noting that Mac OS X interprets characters after the shebang as arguments, so on OS X, the following will work:

#!/usr/bin/env perl -wT
enter code here

However, since one of the points of using #!/usr/bin/env is to foster cross-platform compatibility, it's probably best not to use that syntax even if you're on a Mac mostly.