Fellow Monks:

I'm attempting to use the Chart::Plot::Annotated module to implement a graph with annotated data points. Obviously if all was going well I wouldn't be asking for your help!!

I can't get the darn thing to run!! The module as it sits on CPAN errors out with the following when trying to use it: 
Bareword "Chart::Plot::Annotated::_DataPt" not allowed while "strict s
+ubs" in use at Annotated.pm line 14.
BEGIN not safe after errors--compilation aborted at Annotated.pm line 
+131.

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And I believe it has something to do with the implementation of the following code: 
package Chart::Plot::Annotated;

use 5.006;
use strict;
use warnings;
use Carp;
our $VERSION = '0.01';

##################################################################
# define this class:
use base 'Chart::Plot';
use Class::MethodMaker
  # the extra data well put into the Chart::Plot object
  object_list => [ Chart::Plot::Annotated::_DataPt => '_AnnoData' ],

  # formatting internals
  get_set => [ qw [ _anno_xOffset _anno_yOffset _anno_font _anno_color
+ ] ],

  # error-reporting
  get_set => [ '_problem' ];

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I've attempted to repair the module. I encapsulated the problematic "bareword" in single quotes which allowed it to run cleanly at first, but upon attempting to instantiate a new object using it it returns the following error: Can't locate object method "new" via package "Chart::Plot::Annotated::_DataPt" (perhaps you forgot to load "Chart::Plot::Annotated::_DataPt"?) at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.6/Chart/Plot/Annotated.pm line 48.
I've attempted a few other things to try to fix it but to no avail. I don't have the necessary knowledge of this level of OO programming and subclasses to understand is wrong!!!

Can someone please help??

In reply to Chart::Plot::Annotated Problem by hubb0r

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