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Diffstat (limited to 'contrib/perl5/lib/SelfLoader.pm')
| -rw-r--r-- | contrib/perl5/lib/SelfLoader.pm | 4 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/contrib/perl5/lib/SelfLoader.pm b/contrib/perl5/lib/SelfLoader.pm index a73f68a..311d953 100644 --- a/contrib/perl5/lib/SelfLoader.pm +++ b/contrib/perl5/lib/SelfLoader.pm @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ is available for reading via the filehandle FOOBAR::DATA, where FOOBAR is the name of the current package when the C<__DATA__> token is reached. This works just the same as C<__END__> does in package 'main', but for other modules data after C<__END__> is not -automatically retreivable , whereas data after C<__DATA__> is. +automatically retrievable, whereas data after C<__DATA__> is. The C<__DATA__> token is not recognized in versions of perl prior to 5.001m. @@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ There is no need to inherit from the B<SelfLoader>. The B<SelfLoader> works similarly to the AutoLoader, but picks up the subs from after the C<__DATA__> instead of in the 'lib/auto' directory. -There is a maintainance gain in not needing to run AutoSplit on the module +There is a maintenance gain in not needing to run AutoSplit on the module at installation, and a runtime gain in not needing to keep opening and closing files to load subs. There is a runtime loss in needing to parse the code after the C<__DATA__>. Details of the B<AutoLoader> and |
