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<multi_io> hmmm, it seems the package stmt doesn't accept non-constant
           arguments, e.g. "package $pkg". Correct? If so, why?

<bpalmer> multi_io: package affects compilation

<multi_io> bpalmer: I see
<multi_io> thx

<multi_io> my problem is this: I have a subroutine, and in that subroutine, I
           want to eval() a string, with unqualified variable refs in that
           string forced to be in the subroutine's caller's namespace. How
           could I do this then?
<multi_io> the string is non-constant
<multi_io> ie not known until runtime
<woggle> multi_io: If you're doing this for anything but implementing a
          debugger, I strongly suggest you find an alternate way of doing
          this. Specifically, if you're implementing a templating system,
          please look at any of the many existing ones. People do not tie the
          template parameter names to the names of variables in the code for a
          good reason.
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<woggle> And if you absolutely insist on doing this, read the docs very
          closely.
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<multi_io> woggle: good guess; it's a templating system :). It's more like a
           demonstration of perl's merits as a dynamic language for soem
           die-hard C++ fan... For a serious app, I would use Text::Template
           or something
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<woggle> multi_io: I would not consider that you can do this a good thing.
          It's not a good idea to so tightly tie these templates that
          non-programmers are going to edit to the implementation details of
          your code. E.g., it's very easy to accidentally break the templates
          by clarifying a variable name, and it's quite hard, in fact, to edit
          the code without knowing if some variable you are removing or
          whatever will cause problems.
<multi_io> I haven't found a templating system on CPAN which transforms the
           template to a piece of perl code and eval()s that. Wouldn't that be
           a natural design for such a system?
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<woggle> multi_io: Anyways, while perl does support the feature you asked for
          initially, it only supported to let the debugger work.
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<multi_io> hmm. Haven't looked at the code, but have you seen teh example in
           the manpage containing a foreach loop? They manually append to $OUT
           inside the loop. Very ugly IMHO.
<kbt_> helo
<Stevie-O> 250 Stevie-O
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<kbt_> smby alive?
<Chris62vw> no
<jagerman> just:  eval "package $pkg; ... code. .."
<Chris62vw> perlbot math 0x97
<Chris62vw> perlbot math 1 x 10
<perlbot> 1111111111
<woggle> perlbot math
          13.10.81.85.73.84.32.58.115.101.99.117.114.105.116.121.32.104.111.108
          .101.13.10
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<woggle> Try again.
<GXTi> smooth
<kbt_> i use io::sockets and sometime when i create socket it make for very
          long time, howto make timeout?
<Limbic_Region> perlbot math $_[0]
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<woggle> It seems what I did kinda worked. (;
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<woggle> Or Chris62vw removed the bot for that other hole he pointed out.
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<multi_io> jagerman: no one ever sees or uses the Perl code? So you have your
           own syntax for statements and expressions?
<multi_io> thx for the eval suggestion btw