With (eg) Devel::Peek I can do: 
C:\>perl -MDevel::Peek -le "Dump 2;"
SV = IV(0x1d7f9e8) at 0x1d7f9ec
  REFCNT = 1
  FLAGS = (PADTMP,IOK,READONLY,pIOK)
  IV = 2

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Is there any way that Module::Load (or any other method of runtime loading) can load Devel::Peek such that "Dump 2;" (no parentheses) will work ? 
C:\>perl -le "require Devel::Peek; Devel::Peek->import('Dump'); Dump 2
+;"
Number found where operator expected at -e line 1, near "Dump 2"
        (Do you need to predeclare Dump?)
syntax error at -e line 1, near "Dump 2"
Execution of -e aborted due to compilation errors.

C:\>perl -MModule::Load -le "load 'Devel::Peek'; Devel::Peek->import('
+Dump'); Dump 2;"
Number found where operator expected at -e line 1, near "Dump 2"
        (Do you need to predeclare Dump?)
syntax error at -e line 1, near "Dump 2"
Execution of -e aborted due to compilation errors.

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(I'm not the OP, btw - just wondering ...)

Cheers,
Rob

In reply to Re^2: How can I catch a failure of use? by syphilis
in thread How can I catch a failure of use? by Anonymous Monk

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