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+#!/usr/bin/perl -w
+#
+#  Test that every perl file we have passes the syntax check.
+#
+# Steve
+# --
+# $Id: perl-syntax.t,v 1.1.1.1 2007-08-13 22:53:14 steve Exp $
+
+
+use strict;
+use File::Find;
+use Test::More qw( no_plan );
+
+
+#
+#  Find all the files beneath the current directory,
+# and call 'checkFile' with the name.
+#
+find( { wanted => \&checkFile, no_chdir => 1 }, '.' );
+
+
+
+#
+#  Check a file.
+#
+#  If this is a perl file then call "perl -c $name", otherwise
+# return
+#
+sub checkFile
+{
+    # The file.
+    my $file = $File::Find::name;
+
+    # We don't care about directories
+    return if ( ! -f $file );
+
+    # `modules.sh` is a false positive.
+    return if ( $file =~ /modules.sh$/ );
+
+    # See if it is a perl file.
+    my $isPerl = 0;
+
+    # Read the file.
+    open( INPUT, "<", $file );
+    foreach my $line ( <INPUT> )
+    {
+        if ( $line =~ /\/usr\/bin\/perl/ )
+        {
+            $isPerl = 1;
+        }
+    }
+    close( INPUT );
+
+    #
+    #  Return if it wasn't a perl file.
+    #
+    return if ( ! $isPerl );
+
+    #
+    #  Now run 'perl -c $file' to see if we pass the syntax
+    # check.  We add a couple of parameters to make sure we're
+    # really OK.
+    #
+    #        use strict "vars";
+    #        use strict "subs";
+    #
+    my $retval = system( "perl -Mstrict=subs -Mstrict=vars -c $file 2>/dev/null >/dev/null" );
+
+    is( $retval, 0, "Perl file passes our syntax check: $file" );
+}