
Symbol::Approx::Sub
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NAME

  Symbol::Approx::Sub

DESCRIPTION

WHAT IS Symbol::Approx::Sub?

  Symbol::Approx::Sub is a Perl module which allows you to call subroutines
  using approximate names.

  Of course, why you might want to do that is a completely different
  question. You almost certainly don't want to do it in production code as
  it will make your program almost completely unmaintainable.

  I only wrote this module to test my understanding of typeglobs and
  AUTOLOAD. I really don't expect it to have any sensible uses at all (but
  if you find one, I'd be interested in knowing what it is).

HOW DO I INSTALL IT?

  Symbol::Approx::Sub uses the standard Perl module architecture and can
  therefore by installed using the standard Perl method which, in brief,
  goes something like this:

       gzip -cd Symbol-Approx-Sub-X.XX.tar.gz | tar xvf -
       cd Symbol-Approx-Sub-X.XX
       perl Makefile.PL
       make
       make test
       make install


  Where X.XX is the version number of the module which you are	installing.

  If this doesn't work for you then creating a directory called 
  Symbol/Approx somewhere in your Perl library path (@INC) and copying	the
  Sub.pm file into this directory should also do the trick.

PREREQUISITES

  As of version 1.03, Symbol::Approx::Sub uses Devel::Symdump to do all of
  the clever glob-walking stuff, so you'll need to get that from CPAN and
  install it before installing Symbol::Approx::Sub.

WHERE IS THE DOCUMENTATION?

  All of the documentation is currently in POD format in the Approx.pm
  file. If you install the module using the standard method you should be
  able to read it by typing

       perldoc Symbol::Approx::Sub


  at a comand prompt.

LATEST VERSION

  The latest version of this module will always be available from CPAN.

COPYRIGHT

  Copyright (c) 2000, Magnum Solutions Ltd.  All Rights Reserved.

  This script is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  under the same terms as Perl itself.

ANYTHING ELSE?

  If you have any further questions, please contact the author.

AUTHOR

  Dave Cross <dave@mag-sol.com>

