BEGIN {
     package mod;
     $VERSION = 1;
     package main;
}

BEGIN {
     if (scalar(%mod::)
         && $mod::VERSION
         ) {eval " sub haveMod () { return 1; }"
            ;}
     else {eval "sub haveMod () { return 0; }"
           ;}
     sub checkMod () {
          if(haveMod)
          {return "goodMod";}
          else {return "badMod";}
     }
}
print checkMod;

##</code><code>##

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop>perl -MO=Deparse,  consttest.pl & perl c
onsttest.pl
BEGIN { $^W = 1; }
sub BEGIN {
    package mod;
    $VERSION = 1;
}
sub BEGIN {
    if (scalar %mod:: and $mod::VERSION) {
        eval ' sub haveMod () { return 1; }';
    }
    else {
        eval 'sub haveMod () { return 0; }';
    }
}
sub checkMod () {
    do {
        return 'goodMod'
    };
}
print checkMod;
consttest.pl syntax OK
goodMod
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##</code><code>##

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
#COMMENTED OUT
#BEGIN {
#     package mod;
#     $VERSION = 1;
#     package main;
#}

BEGIN {
     if (scalar(%mod::)
         && $mod::VERSION
         ) {
          eval " sub haveMod () { return 1; }"
            ;}
     else {
          eval "sub haveMod () { return 0; }"
           ;}
     sub checkMod () {
          if(haveMod)
          {return "goodMod";}
          else {return "badMod";}
     }
}
print checkMod;

##</code><code>##

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop>perl -MO=Deparse,  consttest.pl & perl c
onsttest.pl
BEGIN { $^W = 1; }
sub BEGIN {
    if (scalar %{'mod::'} and $mod::VERSION) {
        eval ' sub haveMod () { return 1; }';
    }
    else {
        eval 'sub haveMod () { return 0; }';
    }
}
sub checkMod () {
    do {
        return 'goodMod'
    };
}
print checkMod;
consttest.pl syntax OK
goodMod
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##</code><code>##

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
BEGIN {
     package mod;
     $VERSION = 1;
     package main;
}

BEGIN {
     if (scalar(%mod::)
         && $mod::VERSION
         ) {
          eval " sub haveMod () { return 1; }"
            ;}
     else {
          eval "sub haveMod () { return 0; }"
           ;}
     sub checkMod () {
          #NOTE THE PARENTHESES
          if(haveMod())
          {return "goodMod";}
          else {return "badMod";}
     }
}
print checkMod;

##</code><code>##

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop>perl -MO=Deparse,  consttest.pl & perl c
onsttest.pl
BEGIN { $^W = 1; }
sub BEGIN {
    package mod;
    $VERSION = 1;
}
sub BEGIN {
    if (scalar %mod:: and $mod::VERSION) {
        eval ' sub haveMod () { return 1; }';
    }
    else {
        eval 'sub haveMod () { return 0; }';
    }
}
sub checkMod () {
    if (haveMod) {
        return 'goodMod';
    }
    else {
        return 'badMod';
    }
}
print checkMod;
consttest.pl syntax OK
goodMod
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop>

##</code><code>##

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop>cat consttest.pl & echo: & echo: & echo:
 & perl -MO=Deparse,  consttest.pl & perl consttest.pl
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
#BEGIN {
#     package mod;
#     $VERSION = 1;
#     package main;
#}

BEGIN {
     if (scalar(%mod::)
         && $mod::VERSION
         ) {
          eval " sub haveMod () { return 1; }"
            ;}
     else {
          eval "sub haveMod () { return 0; }"
           ;}
     sub checkMod () {
          if(haveMod())
          {return "goodMod";}
          else {return "badMod";}
     }
}
print checkMod;


BEGIN { $^W = 1; }
sub BEGIN {
    if (scalar %{'mod::'} and $mod::VERSION) {
        eval ' sub haveMod () { return 1; }';
    }
    else {
        eval 'sub haveMod () { return 0; }';
    }
}
sub checkMod () {
    if (haveMod) {
        return 'goodMod';
    }
    else {
        return 'badMod';
    }
}
print checkMod;
consttest.pl syntax OK
badMod
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop>

##</code><code>##

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop>cat consttest.pl & echo: & echo: & echo:
 & perl -MO=Deparse,  consttest.pl & perl consttest.pl
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
#BEGIN {
#     package mod;
#     $VERSION = 1;
#     package main;
#}

BEGIN {
     if (scalar(%mod::)
         && $mod::VERSION
         ) {
          eval " sub haveMod () { return 1; }"
            ;}
     else {
          eval "sub haveMod () { return 0; }"
           ;}
     sub checkMod () {
          if(! haveMod)
          {return "badMod";}
          else {return "goodMod";}
     }
}
print checkMod;


BEGIN { $^W = 1; }
sub BEGIN {
    if (scalar %{'mod::'} and $mod::VERSION) {
        eval ' sub haveMod () { return 1; }';
    }
    else {
        eval 'sub haveMod () { return 0; }';
    }
}
sub checkMod () {
    if (not 'haveMod') {
        return 'badMod';
    }
    else {
        return 'goodMod';
    }
}
print checkMod;
consttest.pl syntax OK
goodMod
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