I've been searching a module to spell out numbers: it's been somewhat difficult (this is the subject of another question) but after some tries I found Math::BigInt::Named, although I didn't really needed something suited for big integers... However I installed it (under ActivePerl on a Windows system, with ppm - module version 0.03) but now I have problems with it. Namely:

C:\temp>perl -MMath::BigInt::Named -e "Math::BigInt::Named->new(42)"
Can't locate object method "new" via package "Math::BigInt::Named" at 
+-e line 1.


C:\temp>perl -MMath::BigInt::Named -e "Math::BigInt::Named->name(42)"
Can't locate object method "new" via package "Math::BigInt::Named" at 
+C:/Program
mi/Perl/site/lib/Math/BigInt/Named.pm line 41.

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Giving a peek into the module's source, it clearly inherits from Math::BigInt, so M::BI's new() should be called. Or when one tries directly with name(), then Math::BigInt::Named::English's new() (or whatever language's) is called. But the latter also inherits from M::BI::N and thus M::BI, and does not define its own new(). OTOH if I use M::BI::N::E directly, I get:

C:\temp>perl -MMath::BigInt::Named::English -e "Math::BigInt::Named::E
+nglish->ne
w(42)"
Can't locate object method "new" via package "Math::BigInt::Named::Eng
+lish" at -
e line 1.

C:\temp>perl -MMath::BigInt::Named::English -e "Math::BigInt::Named::E
+nglish->na
me(42)"
Can't locate object method "new" via package "Math::BigInt" at C:/Prog
+rammi/Perl
/site/lib/Math/BigInt/Named/English.pm line 15.

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In reply to Problem with Math::BigInt::Named by blazar

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