> [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Thu Mar 30 10:31:39 2000]:
>
> You can kind create byteloaded modules and use them like
> regular ones.
>
> Can we compile it?
>
> % perlcc -b -o /tmp/Carp.pm `perl -MCarp -le 'print
> $INC{"Carp.pm"}'`
> [random noises deleted]
> [Exit 0]
>
> That would be a yes. Can we uncompile it?
>
> % perl -MO=Deparse /tmp/Carp.pm
> /tmp/Carp.pm syntax OK
> % perl -MO=Deparse,-p /tmp/Carp.pm
> /tmp/Carp.pm syntax OK
5.8.6 and blead both fail with:
0 windhund ~/tmp$ perl -MO=Deparse Carp.pm
Can't locate object method "sibling" via package "B::NULL" at
/sw/lib/perl5-core/5.8.6/darwin-thread-multi-2level/B/Deparse.pm line 1188.
CHECK failed--call queue aborted.
> Well, yes and no. We can uncompile other things. This one
> seems unwillling, however.
>
> May we run it?
>
> % perl /tmp/Carp.pm
> [Exit 0]
>
> Yes, we can! Can we do anything cool with it?
>
> % perl -e 'require "/tmp/Carp.pm"; Carp::carp("wow")'
> wow at -e line 1
> require /tmp/Carp.pm called at -e line 1
> Not a CODE reference at -e line 1.
> perl in free(): warning: chunk is already free.
> Segmentation fault
> Exit 139
This now works in 5.8.6 and blead.
0 windhund ~/tmp$ perl -I. -wle 'use Carp; print $INC{"Carp.pm"};
carp("wow")'Carp.pm
wow at -e line 1
