Re^2: perl module creation problem

It seems that @EXPORT = qw( foo ) works in addition to @EXPORT = qw( &foo ) for a function foo in the module. I didn't realize the "&" was required. Why does it still work without the "&"?

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Re^3: perl module creation problem by Jenda (Abbot) on Nov 13, 2009 at 15:27 UTC
Because most often you want to export subroutines and because most of the time whe you call subroutines you do not use the & either. So it's reasonable to write the module so that it exports the subroutine if you do not specify any sigil. Jenda Enoch was right! Enjoy the last years of Rome.	[reply]
Re^4: perl module creation problem by Anonymous Monk on Nov 13, 2009 at 16:27 UTC
Heh. So, it works because that's the way it ought to work :). Ok by me.	[reply]