>>>>> "Paul" == Paul Kraus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> Because you want the action at run-time (require) vs. compile time
>> (use), is the usual reason, I would guess.
Paul> Not to sound daft but why would you want to do that? What would be
Paul> gained or lossed. What would be an advantage of using require?
if ($certain_condition) {
require Expensive::Module;
my $object = Expensive::Module->new(blah);
...
}
No point in loading Expensive::Module if $certain_condition isn't
true. That's hard to do with "use" instead of require.
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