From permod it says:
"1;  # don't forget to return a true value from the file"
a subroutine is a true value ;-)

I don't remember this not working in prior versions.

What exactly is the value of a subroutine?it's always true, i know that much ;)

My test code worked on all my ActivePerl and IndigoPerl installations, as well as, jcwren's machine. 

package test2;

require Exporter;
use vars qw/@ISA/;
@ISA = qw(Exporter);

sub new
{
  my $me = shift;
  return bless {},$me;
}

sub Ed_Guine { return -reverse oy};
__END__

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and the test line: perl -Mtest2 -e"$_=new test2;print $_->Ed_Guine;"

update:
Apparently, what is happening is the return value is true, because @ISA = qw(Exporter); evaluates to true. I tested by inserting 0; in between the subs and such. MeowChow is right.

So, to avoid all this confusion, just make sure you have 1; before __DATA__ (or __END__ depending on what you use).

 
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In reply to (crazyinsomniac) Re: is 1; at the end of a PM still necessary in 5.6.1 ? by crazyinsomniac
in thread is 1; at the end of a PM still necessary in 5.6.1 ? by John M. Dlugosz

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