Re: [MacPerl-AnyPerl] Multi Platform Scripts

["Bill Jones" <bill@fccj.org>]

>> I working on a perl script that will be executed on at least a Mac and a
>> UNIX box. When I try to run it on UNIX, the script fails because it
>> cannot find Mac Specific modules, even though they are inside of if
>> blocks that are not to be executed on a UNIX machine. How do I hide
>> these use statements? Or do I just install dummy .pm files on my UNIX
>> machine?
>
> It doesn't matter what 'if' blocks a 'use' is inside, because 'use' is a
> compile-time directive.
>
> By replacing 'use' with 'require' and 'import', you get runtime execution
> instead.


That is how Kevin Reid's source post earlier was able to do his 'trick'.

See Message-ID: <1dvq80r.1x0ynjp14hfy1uM@imac.loc> for an example.

HTH,
-Sneex-  :]

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