| CC: | perl5-porters [...] perl.org, bug-AutoLoader [...] rt.cpan.org |
| Subject: | Re: AutoLoader slowness in "can" |
| Date: | Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:07:14 +0100 |
| To: | Graham Barr <gbarr [...] pobox.com> |
| From: | Steffen Mueller <l2ot9pa02 [...] sneakemail.com> |
Hi Graham,
Graham Barr wrote:
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> So I do not see why AutoLoader is trying to support a case where stubs
> do not exist when its design was always that AutoSplit would place those
> stubs in the index file that AutoLoader loads
>
I'll submit a patch to p5p which removes AutoLoader::can and its tests.
Once that has been accepted, I will make a development release of the
AutoLoader CPAN distribution which includes the patch plus AutoSplit.pm
Thanks for your advice!
Best regards,
Steffen
>> I would assume that this breaks quite some code, no?
>
> If AutoLoader/AutoSplit has been used as intended then no it should not.
>
>
> Also, as I wrote in a separate message to you. As AutoLoader and
> AutoSplit are designed to work together. I belive that AutoSplit should
> be dual-lifed along with AutoLoader in the same distribution on CPAN.