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On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 04:26:32PM +0100, Abigail wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 07:39:05AM -0600, Jesse Luehrs wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 01:17:20PM +0100, Johan Vromans wrote:
> > > Jesse Luehrs <doy@tozt.net> writes:
> > >
> > > > I don't see why using a \N{} sequence should have any impact on what
> > > > functions are available to use in my code.
> > >
> > > Compare:
> > >
> > > $ perl -wE 'binmode STDOUT; warn File::Spec->catfile("foo","bar")'
> > > Can't locate object method "catfile" via package "File::Spec" (perhaps you forgot to load "File::Spec"?) at -e line 1.
> > >
> > > with:
> > >
> > > $ perl -wE 'STDOUT->binmode; warn File::Spec->catfile("foo","bar")'
> > > foo/bar at -e line 1.
> >
> > Sure, I think that's confusing too.
>
>
> I don't, and I really wish Perl did it more often. Every time I write
>
> Some::Class::I::did::not::use -> foo ()
>
> and Perl tells me "oh, you didn't load Some::Class::I::did::not::use",
> I think "well, if you know what's missing, why don't you just do it
> for me". [1]
>
> But maybe I'm the only Perl user who appreciates DWIM.
Well, loading a package can have arbitrary effects, so that's not
necessarily a safe thing to do (in case it actually was a typo). If it's
really what you want though, Class::Autouse is available on CPAN.
-doy
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