Re: check for modules

The traditionnal way is to wrap the require of the module in an eval:

if( eval "require $module")
  { import $module; }
else
  { # die or apply contingency procedure
  }
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Re^2: check for modules by ysth (Canon) on Jan 23, 2006 at 13:54 UTC
I prefer just: `eval "use $module; 1" or die "or apply contingency procedure";` [download] If $module comes from an untrusted source, be sure to validate it before using in eval.	[reply] [d/l]