Re: Best way to check for installed module

if (defined eval "require My::Module") {

If the name of the module is constant, you should use eval BLOCK instead of eval STRING:

if (defined eval { require My::Module }) {
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Apart from that, your approach is very common, and I have yet to see a better way to do it.

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Re: Re: Best way to check for installed module by extremely (Priest) on Apr 04, 2002 at 20:40 UTC
The block form may be safe with require but don't fall into that trap and use the block form with "use Module"; since the perl compiler will spot the use xxx long before the wrapping code is actually executed... -- $you = new YOU; honk() if $you->love(perl)	[reply]