Hello! I've searched and could not find this:

How do I go about "mentioning" a module in my program that does not exist on my system. This particular module WILL NOT install on a Linux system, but will on a Win32 system. However, in the logic of the program this module will not be used unless we're on windows.... example: 

my $os = $^O;
my $text_os = $c->createText($x0+570,$y0+10,-text=>"ОС: $o
+s", -font=>'bar_rus', -fill=>'#afb3b0',-anchor=>'s',-tags => ['os']);
eval {
    if ($os =~ /Win/ig){
        use Win32::SerialPort; #we're on Windows
    } else {
        use Device::SerialPort; #we're on Linux
    }
}

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See, If I run this I get an error like: 

[pasha@pelikan tk]$ perl dial.pl
Can't locate Win32/SerialPort.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/local/li
+b/perl5 /usr/local/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/l
+ib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/i386-
+linux-thread-multi /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/i386-linux-t
+hread-multi /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0 /usr/lib/perl5/vend
+or_perl/5.10.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl /us
+r/lib/perl5/site_perl .) at dial.pl line 33.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at dial.pl line 33.

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But there is no way that I can install the Win32::SerialPort on my Linux box. Nore do I want to :)

Is there a way to have the module mentioned in my program and avoid the interpreter error?

Live long and proseper!

In reply to mention a non-installed module in script by pashanoid

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