Exported methods don't reload under Apache::StatINC

[Garth Webb]

I have a question about Apache::StatINC and reloading exported methods. 
Apparently methods that are exported from a module do not get reloaded
when the module changes on disk (see the test script and test module
below).

To test this, I start my apache in single process mode via '-X' and
access the URL for my test script and note the result.  I then edit the
module, changing the text it prints out, and access the URL again.  The
text remains unchanged.

If I change the function call to include the full package name and
access the URL, then I see the changes I made to the module.

If I leave the function call unqualified, but use the option:

    PerlSetVar StatINC_UndefOnReload On

then I see the changes I made in the module.

So, the solution to my problem seems to be that I use the
'StatINC_UndefOnReload' setting.  However, the man page says this
setting is for eliminating Perl warnings about re-defined subroutines,
not making Apache::StatINC work with exported methods.  I'm not a big
fan of changing things until they work without understanding why,
because there's a good chance the fix was just coincidence and I'll get
bitten later with broken code.

Has anyone experienced this or know why this might be happening?  Can
anyone explain why/if I can feel safe using 'StatINC_UndefOnReload' to
get the behavior I want?  Thanks!


#### Here is the test script:


#!/usr/local/bin/perl -w

use strict;

use TestINC;

print "Content-Type: text/plain\n\n";

print "Calling test function: ";
testit();
print "Done\n";


#### and this is the test module:


package TestINC;

BEGIN {
    use Exporter ();

    use vars qw(@ISA @EXPORT);

    @ISA    = qw(Exporter);
    @EXPORT = qw(testit);
}

sub testit {
    print "testing!!!\n";
}

1;


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