I'm trying to use B::Deparse's output to find out where a subroutine is defined. It seems the line numbers indicate where the subroutine code ends but not where it starts. Here is my test program: 
use strict;
use warnings;
#3
sub foo () {
    print("F1");
    print("F2");
    print("F3");
}
#9

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And here is "perl -MO=Deparse,-l" output: 
#line 8 "foo.pl"
sub foo () {
    use warnings;
    use strict 'refs';
#line 5 "foo.pl"
    print 'F1';
#line 6 "foo.pl"
    print 'F2';
#line 7 "foo.pl"
    print 'F3';
}
foo.pl syntax OK

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So the "#line" before the sub declaration is in fact the end of the sub, not its begin. How can I find out where it really starts knowing that pragmas like "strict" do change how the sub is rendered?

In reply to B::Deparse and sub line numbers by Anonymous Monk

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