# ... if (ref $c eq 'CODE') { $subcode = "sub { for (1 .. $n) { local \$_; package $pack; &\$c; } }"; $subref = eval $subcode; } else { $subcode = "sub { for (1 .. $n) { local \$_; package $pack; $c;} }"; $subref = _doeval($subcode); } # ... &$subref;