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=head1 TITLE
Eliminate the optional C<sub> for C<BEGIN> etc block declarations
=head1 VERSION
Maintainer: Peter Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 8 Aug 2000
Version: 1
Mailing List: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Number: 68
=head1 ABSTRACT
The C<sub> keyword is currently optional on C<BEGIN>, C<END>, C<CHECK>,
C<INIT>.
Almost certainly no-one ever uses it. It should be eliminated as an option.
=head1 DESCRIPTION
C<BEGIN> etc have special semantics making them different from ordinary
subroutines;
telling the user that they can use the C<sub> keyword gives a false impression.
=head1 IMPLEMENTATION
Obvious.
=head1 REFERENCES
L<perlmod/"Package Constructors and Destructors">
