Robert May wrote:
Hmm. With 350 names in :compatibility_win32_gui, more files might be
needed. Maybe change Tags.pm
[snip]
eval "require Win32::GUI::Constants::Tags_$spec";
if($@) {
warnings::warnif qq(Failed to load definition for tag ':$spec': $@)
}
else {
$TAG_SPEC{$spec} = [EMAIL PROTECTED]"Win32::GUI::Constants::Tags_$spec::C"};
}
Although I'll not head down this route just yet - I'll add a comment to
the Tags.pm file.
A day to think about it and all becomes clear. This is exactly what the
AutoLoader module is for. The definition for each tag becomes a
subroutine, which the build process splits into separate files, and
AUTOLOADs only the ones that actually get used.
In fact such is this solution that the whole lot could be folded back
into Constants.pm - although that would make Constants.pm's AUTOLOAD sub
significantly more complex (especially as we can export it to other
namespaces), so I'll be keeping Tags.pm for now.
Seems like we have the full solution.
Regards.
Rob.
