#1 perl exits on syntax errors in MPprimer_dimer_check.pl

[Anonymous]

Originally created by: gimelbr...@gmail.com

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. ./run_MPrimer.sh  (in test directory)
2. (alternatively) perl -cw MPprimer_dimer_check.pl
3.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

>perl -cw MPprimer_dimer_check.pl
"my" variable $k masks earlier declaration in same statement at MPprimer_dimer_check.pl line 189.
"my" variable $pd_temperature masks earlier declaration in same scope at MPprimer_dimer_check.pl line 327.
syntax error at MPprimer_dimer_check.pl line 181, near "$k qw(a g c t)"
syntax error at MPprimer_dimer_check.pl line 184, near "}"
syntax error at MPprimer_dimer_check.pl line 269, near "}"
Can't use global @_ in "my" at MPprimer_dimer_check.pl line 275, near "= @_"
syntax error at MPprimer_dimer_check.pl line 312, near "}"
syntax error at MPprimer_dimer_check.pl line 319, near "}"
syntax error at MPprimer_dimer_check.pl line 349, near "}"
syntax error at MPprimer_dimer_check.pl line 360, near "}"
syntax error at MPprimer_dimer_check.pl line 619, near "}"
  (Might be a runaway multi-line () string starting on line 601)
MPprimer_dimer_check.pl had compilation errors.
>Exit code: 255

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
MPPrimer 1.4 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
perl 5.18

Please provide any additional information below.

[svigneau]

This issue has been discussed here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31748976/syntax-of-perl-for-loop/31749338. It has been resolved in MPprimer-1.5. Alternatively, older MPprimer versions work with Perl-5.16.