C:\Users\jenda>perl -MO=Deparse -e "print 1+2" print 3; -e syntax OK C:\Users\jenda>perl -MO=Deparse -e "use constant ONE => 1; print ONE+2" use constant ('ONE', 1); print 3; -e syntax OK C:\Users\jenda>perl -MO=Deparse -e "sub ONE () {1}; print ONE+2" sub ONE () { 1 } print 3; -e syntax OK C:\Users\jenda>perl -MO=Deparse -e "use Readonly; Readonly $ONE => 1; print $ONE+2" use Readonly; Readonly $ONE, 1; print $ONE + 2; -e syntax OK