> Not sure what this "meat" is supposed to mean (?)

In this case, meat == "majority". As in, what was...

*$_ = sub {
    __dbg { "Starting ${package}::${fname}(", join(',', @_), ')' } 4;
    my @ret = $fn->(@_);
};
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...now becomes...

*$_ = eval qq{sub $proto {
    __dbg { "Starting ${package}::${fname}(", join(',', \@_), ')' } 4;
    my \@ret = \$fn->(\@_);
}};
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The eval of an escaped+interpolated string is now just as worrying as the other stuff I was worried about!

All of which, I'm sure, is the least of my worries!

> The eval of an escaped+interpolated string is now just as worrying as the other stuff I was worried about!

I'm sure there are better ways, for instance I'd try to use closure variables.

Cheers Rolf
_{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language and ☆☆☆☆ :)
Je suis Charlie!}

I thought the first case was a closure variable. i.e.

• Closure variable: my $foo = sub { ... };
• Eval string: my $foo = eval qq{ sub { ... } };

The thing is, I can only see how I might get the output of prototype into the string and not the closure. i.e.

• Closure variable:

  my $original_proto = prototype("${package}::${sub_name}");
  my $original_sub = \${"${package}::${sub_name}"};
  *{"${package}::${sub_name}"} = sub HOW_DO_I_GET_$original_proto_IN_HER
  +E? { return $original_sub->(@_); };
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• Eval String:

  my $original_proto = prototype("${package}::${sub_name}");
  my $original_sub = \${"${package}::${sub_name}"};
  *{"${package}::${sub_name}"} = eval qq{sub $original_proto { return \$
  +original_sub->(\@_); } };
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Am I missing something obvious?