* lib-src/etags.c (Perl_functions): Support "use constant".

* doc/emacs/maintaining.texi (Tag Syntax): Mention Perl's "use constant".

Fixes: debbugs:5055

2 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
index 5c4ae2e1ee0..fd543789751 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2012-12-01  Kevin Ryde  <user42@zip.com.au>
+
+        * maintaining.texi (Tag Syntax): Mention Perl's "use constant".
+
 2012-11-24  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
 
         * doclicense.texi, gpl.texi: Update to latest version from FSF.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/maintaining.texi b/doc/emacs/maintaining.texi
index 67214bde22c..06680a6b4e3 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/maintaining.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/maintaining.texi
@@ -1766,11 +1766,11 @@ the file.
 
 @item
 In Perl code, the tags are the packages, subroutines and variables
-defined by the @code{package}, @code{sub}, @code{my} and @code{local}
-keywords.  Use @samp{--globals} if you want to tag global variables.
-Tags for subroutines are named @samp{@var{package}::@var{sub}}.  The
-name for subroutines defined in the default package is
-@samp{main::@var{sub}}.
+defined by the @code{package}, @code{sub}, @code{use constant},
+@code{my}, and @code{local} keywords.  Use @samp{--globals} if you
+want to tag global variables.  Tags for subroutines are named
+@samp{@var{package}::@var{sub}}.  The name for subroutines defined in
+the default package is @samp{main::@var{sub}}.
 
 @item
 In PHP code, tags are functions, classes and defines.  Vars are tags