BEGIN { my $x; sub foo { ... $x ... } } #### #!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; use Devel::Peek qw(Dump); BEGIN { my $x; sub begin { ++$x; } } sub justmy { my $x; ++$x; } sub ifmy { my $x if 0; ++$x; } { my $x; sub static { ++$x; } } sub nest { my $x; sub inner { ++$x } } sub gen { my $x; return sub { ++$x }; } *insert= gen(); Dump $_ for( \&begin, \&justmy, \&ifmy, \&static, \&inner, gen(), \&insert ); #### Variable "$x" will not stay shared at closure.pl line 27. begin: SV = RV(0x1a83a20) at 0x1a65068 SV = PVCV(0x1a8340c) at 0x1a62144 GVGV::GV = 0x1a7b6c0 "main" :: "begin" PADLIST = 0x1a7b690 1. 0x1a621b0 (FAKE "$x" 0-57) OUTSIDE = 0x1a620fc (UNIQUE) justmy: SV = RV(0x1a83a2c) at 0x1a65098 SV = PVCV(0x1a8345c) at 0x1a620f0 GVGV::GV = 0x1a7b72c "main" :: "justmy" PADLIST = 0x1a7b708 1. 0x1a7b714 ("$x" 59-60) OUTSIDE = 0x1a6f124 (MAIN) ifmy: SV = RV(0x1a83a30) at 0x1a650b0 SV = PVCV(0x1a7adbc) at 0x1a7b750 GVGV::GV = 0x1a7b798 "main" :: "ifmy" PADLIST = 0x1a7b774 1. 0x1a7b780 ("$x" 61-62) OUTSIDE = 0x1a6f124 (MAIN) static: SV = RV(0x1a839dc) at 0x1a650e0 SV = PVCV(0x1a7ada4) at 0x1a7b76c GVGV::GV = 0x1a7b7a8 "main" :: "static" PADLIST = 0x1a7b790 1. 0x1a620f0 (FAKE "$x" 0-64) OUTSIDE = 0x1a6f124 (MAIN) inner: SV = RV(0x1a83a34) at 0x1a650c8 SV = PVCV(0x1a7ae5c) at 0x1a7b81c GVGV::GV = 0x1a7b858 "main" :: "inner" PADLIST = 0x1a7b840 1. 0x1a7b7ec (FAKE "$x" 0-64) OUTSIDE = 0x1a7b7bc (nest) gen(): SV = RV(0x1a83a38) at 0x1a65158 SV = PVCV(0x1a7af9c) at 0x1a650e0 FLAGS = (ANON,CLONED) GVGV::GV = 0x1a7b924 "main" :: "__ANON__" PADLIST = 0x1a65128 1. 0x1a65080 (FAKE "$x" 0-67) OUTSIDE = 0x1a7b894 (gen) SV = PVCV(0x1a7aeac) at 0x1a7b894 GVGV::GV = 0x1a7b93c "main" :: "gen" PADLIST = 0x1a7b8b8 1. 0x1a65170 ("$x" 66-68) 2. 0x1a7b8e8 ("&" 1--1) OUTSIDE = 0x1a6f124 (MAIN) insert: SV = RV(0x1a83a3c) at 0x1a65188 SV = PVCV(0x1a7af4c) at 0x1a6f01c FLAGS = (ANON,CLONED) GVGV::GV = 0x1a7b924 "main" :: "__ANON__" FLAGS = 0x6 PADLIST = 0x1a6f0f4 1. 0x1a7b8c4 (FAKE "$x" 0-67) OUTSIDE = 0x1a7b894 (gen) SV = PVCV(0x1a7aeac) at 0x1a7b894 GVGV::GV = 0x1a7b93c "main" :: "gen" PADLIST = 0x1a7b8b8 1. 0x1a65170 ("$x" 66-68) 2. 0x1a7b8e8 ("&" 1--1) OUTSIDE = 0x1a6f124 (MAIN) #### begin: 1. 0x1a621b0 (FAKE "$x" 0-57) justmy: 1. 0x1a7b714 ("$x" 59-60) ifmy: 1. 0x1a7b780 ("$x" 61-62) static: 1. 0x1a620f0 (FAKE "$x" 0-64) inner: 1. 0x1a7b7ec (FAKE "$x" 0-64) gen(): 1. 0x1a65080 (FAKE "$x" 0-67) insert: 1. 0x1a7b8c4 (FAKE "$x" 0-67)