NAME

       Perl::Critic::Policy::Documentation::RequireEndBeforeLastPod - require __END__ before POD
       at end of file

DESCRIPTION

       This policy is part of the "Perl::Critic::Pulp" add-on.  It requires that you put an
       "__END__" before POD which is at the end of a file.  For example,

           program_code();
           1;
           __END__     # good

           =head1 NAME
           ...

       and not merely

           program_code();
           1;          # bad

           =head1 NAME
           ...

       This is primarily a matter of personal preference, so the policy is low severity and only
       under the "cosmetic" theme (see "POLICY THEMES" in Perl::Critic).  An "__END__" like this
       has no effect on execution, but it's a fairly common convention since it's a good human
       indication you mean the code to end there, and it stops Perl parsing through the POD which
       may save a few nanoseconds.

       This policy is looser than "Documentation::RequirePodAtEnd".  This policy allows POD to be
       anywhere in among the code, the requirement is only that if the file ends with POD then
       you should have an "__END__" between the last code and last POD.

       A file of all POD, or all code, or which ends with code, is ok.  Ending with code is usual
       if you write your POD at the start of the file or in among the functions etc,

           =pod

           And that's all.

           =cut

           cleanup ();
           exit 0;     # good

       A file using "__DATA__" is always ok, since you can't have "__END__" followed by
       "__DATA__", wherever you want your POD.  If the "__DATA__" is in fact "SelfLoader" code
       then it can helpfully have an "__END__" within it, but as of "perlcritic" version 1.092 no
       checks at all are applied to SelfLoader sections.

   Disabling
       As always if you don't care about "__END__" you can disable "RequireEndBeforeLastPod" from
       your .perlcriticrc in the usual way (see "CONFIGURATION" in Perl::Critic),

           [-Documentation::RequireEndBeforeLastPod]

SEE ALSO

       Perl::Critic::Pulp, Perl::Critic, Perl::Critic::Policy::Documentation::RequirePodAtEnd

HOME PAGE

       <http://user42.tuxfamily.org/perl-critic-pulp/index.html>

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021 Kevin
       Ryde

       Perl-Critic-Pulp is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
       terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
       either version 3, or (at your option) any later version.

       Perl-Critic-Pulp is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
       WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
       PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with Perl-Critic-
       Pulp.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

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