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authorGurusamy Sarathy <gsar@cpan.org>1999-01-17 09:37:58 +0000
committerGurusamy Sarathy <gsar@cpan.org>1999-01-17 09:37:58 +0000
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documentation in change#2596 is not quite right; fix it
p4raw-link: @2596 on //depot/cfgperl: b0fffe302ebecea108e16fbf94d910405cdc8714 p4raw-id: //depot/perl@2625
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@@ -2174,11 +2174,10 @@ Do magic after a value is assigned to the SV. See C<sv_magic>.
=item modglobal
C<modglobal> is a general purpose, interpreter global HV for use by
-extensions. While it could hold extension specific information, it is
-meant primarily for information that needs to be shared between
-extensions. Moreover, while it could be used for any kind of
-information, it is meant for information that should be not accessible
-in the usual way from the perl symbol table.
+extensions that need to keep information on a per-interpreter basis.
+In a pinch, it can also be used as a symbol table for extensions
+to share data among each other. It is a good idea to use keys
+prefixed by the package name of the extension that owns the data.
=item Move