A function call does the stash lookup when it's compiled, and compile time inside the eval (and consequently require) is runtime.

Deleting the Stash entry after the call is compiled doesn't help, because the reference is cached.

But you can always redefine/redeclare the sub. An already compiled call will execute the new code.

If you are looking for a way to destroy a sub in a way to make an already compiled call break, I'm very sceptical about the wisdom of this concept.

FWIW: you can also try delete $::{'My::'} to delete the whole package. But this won't touch already referenced elements, resp. compiled calls.

Cheers Rolf
(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :)
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In reply to Re: Refresh a Module by LanX
in thread Refresh a Module by Timka

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