Sorry for the late reply, but I don't think Class::MethodMaker will do this for you.

My Class::MakeMethods module does have something close to what you want: 

  use Class::MakeMethods::Template::ClassVar
    'instance' => 'my_singleton',
    'scalar' => 'my_static';

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Those methods store a value in a per-class package variable, so each subclass and its instances share a common value without influencing the superclass and other subclasses.

For the static method, if you'd like the subclasses to default to sharing the superclass value and only override it in a few specific subclasses, use Template::Inheritable instead of Template::ClassVar.

I haven't tested the combination of Template::ClassVar and instance; please let me know if it doesn't work as expected...

In reply to Re: work around for static vars and singleton constructors not inheriting properly? by simonm
in thread work around for static vars and singleton constructors not inheriting properly? by Anonymous Monk

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