- James G Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 07/02/01 16:08:09 -0500:
> How would something like this do:
>
> NAME
>
> Apache::Use
>
> SYNOPSIS
>
> use Apache::Use (Logger => DB, File => "/www/apache/logs/modules");
>
> DESCRIPTION
>
> Apache::Use will record the modules used over the course of the
> Perl interpreter's lifetime. If the logging module is able, the
> old logs are read and frequently used modules are automatically
> loaded. Note that no symbols are imported into packages.
>
> ---
>
> I really wish we had `use' as a function instead of a keyword and
> had an `immediate' property for subs (kindof a Forth thing).
> Then we could do reference counting of `use' and `require'.
>
> If the above seems reasonable, I'll try to get a 0.01 out asap.
> Passing this by the modules list for comment also. The current
> code I have does not actually depend on Apache and mod_perl.
Something freudian tells me that (a) this will be much more doable in
P6 and (b) 5.8 (i.e., stable) will have more capacity for it. You might
want to check the apocolypse or Damian's explinations -- if nothing
else you can try to design something likely to be compatable.
sl
