in reply to RFC: Pod::Remove

I've at least two modules on CPAN that will break if you remove everything after __DATA__. Note also that all modules that use AutoLoader or SelfLoader will have the bulk of their code after a __DATA__ or __END__ token.

Furthermore, there's no POD in the following code: 

    print "Hello,
    =pod
    world
    =cut
    ";

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Although your stripper would remove three lines from the code.

Abigail

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Re: Re: RFC: Pod::Remove
by domm (Chaplain) on Mar 14, 2003 at 10:12 UTC
    I've at least two modules on CPAN that will break if you remove everything after __DATA__. Note also that all modules that use AutoLoader or SelfLoader will have the bulk of their code after a __DATA__ or __END__ token.

    Good point. So I'll leave __DATA__ and __END__ as is.

    Furthermore, there's no POD in the following code: 

    print "Hello, 
=pod 
world 
=cut ";

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    Although your stripper would remove three lines from the code.

    Another good point. I'm currently trying to get on the pod-people mailing list, but the subscriber adress seems to be broken..

    Anyway, thanks for the feedback, I'll try to get Pod::Simple to DWIM. 

    --
#!/usr/bin/perl
for(ref bless{},just'another'perl'hacker){s-:+-$"-g&&print$_.$/}

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