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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/pod/perlfunc.pod b/pod/perlfunc.pod index d638cc14f2..da46ec9fa1 100644 --- a/pod/perlfunc.pod +++ b/pod/perlfunc.pod @@ -4536,7 +4536,10 @@ called with two parameters, the first being a reference to itself, and the second the name of the file to be included (e.g. "F<Foo/Bar.pm>"). The subroutine should return C<undef> or a filehandle, from which the file to include will be read. If C<undef> is returned, C<require> will look at -the remaining elements of @INC. +the remaining elements of @INC. Note that a tied file handle must be a +real file handle (strictly a typeglob, or reference to a typeglob, blessed or +unblessed) - tied file handles will be ignored and treated as a return of +C<undef>. If the hook is an array reference, its first element must be a subroutine reference. This subroutine is called as above, but the first parameter is @@ -4563,8 +4566,8 @@ or: If the hook is an object, it must provide an INC method that will be called as above, the first parameter being the object itself. (Note that -you must fully qualify the sub's name, as it is always forced into package -C<main>.) Here is a typical code layout: +you must fully qualify the sub's name, as unqualified C<INC> is always forced +into package C<main>.) Here is a typical code layout: # In Foo.pm package Foo; |