Good point, say, DBI->connect(...); behaves much like a constructor. However, this would clutter the interface, making it less funny. And many Very::Long::Modules are in fact parts of a big production system that standardizes constructors. Maybe there is a way though, need to think more...

As I already said, in the rare cases one can always fall back to explicit code.

Just making it clear in documentation that some modules fail should be enough.

Cheers Rolf
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