Re^2: How to alias a whole namespace to another namespace (in this case main::)

sub foo::bar {print "bar\n"}
*{"main::"} = *{"foo::"};                                 
bar();
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Modification of a read-only value attempted at - line 2.

And I want to add to main, not completely replace it.

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Re^3: How to alias a whole namespace to another namespace (in this case main::) by simonm (Vicar) on Nov 15, 2004 at 15:54 UTC
Modification of a read-only value attempted Sorry, I'd never tried aliasing over main that way; I guess the root package name is more special than the others.	[reply]