>>>>> "mgoland" == mgoland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
mgoland> if ($certain_condition) {
mgoland> require Expensive::Module;
mgoland> my $object = Expensive::Module->new(blah);
mgoland> ...
mgoland> }
mgoland> and
This require happens only when we reach that line of code at runtime.
mgoland> if ($certain_condition) {
mgoland> use Expensive::Module;
mgoland> my $object = Expensive::Module->new(blah);
mgoland> ...
mgoland> }
This "use" happens when the code is compiled... That is, *always*.
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