use v5.12.0; use warnings; # ========= mock original module BEGIN { package zor; my $varry = "DEFAULT"; sub lol { $varry = 'OLD'; return 'whatever'; } sub get_varry { return $varry } # ========= old behaviour warn get_varry; warn lol(); warn get_varry; } package main; # ========= monkey patch sub { package zor; use PadWalker qw/closed_over/; my ($h_closure,$s_varry); # ===== get scalar ref of varry BEGIN { $h_closure = closed_over(\&lol); $s_varry = $h_closure->{'$varry'}; } # ===== new sub no warnings 'redefine'; sub lol { $$s_varry = 'NEW'; return 'whatever'; } } # ========= new behaviour warn zor::lol(); warn zor::get_varry; # OOPS #### DEFAULT at d:/Perl/pm/change_my.pl line 21. whatever at d:/Perl/pm/change_my.pl line 22. OLD at d:/Perl/pm/change_my.pl line 23. whatever at d:/Perl/pm/change_my.pl line 54. NEW at d:/Perl/pm/change_my.pl line 55.