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You almost certainly don't want to do it in production\ncode as it will make your program almost completely unmaintainable.\n\nI only wrote this module to test my understanding of typeglobs and\nAUTOLOAD. I really don't expect it to have any sensible uses at all\n(but if you find one, I'd be interested in knowing what it is).\n\n## How Do I Install It?\n\nSymbol::Approx::Sub uses the standard Perl module architecture and can\ntherefore by installed using the standard Perl method which, in\nbrief, goes something like this:\n\n```unix\n   gzip -cd Symbol-Approx-Sub-X.XX.tar.gz | tar xvf -\n   cd Symbol-Approx-Sub-X.XX\n   perl Makefile.PL\n   make\n   make test\n   make install\n```\n\nWhere X.XX is the version number of the module which you are\ninstalling.\n\nIf this doesn't work for you then creating a directory called\nSymbol/Approx somewhere in your Perl library path (@INC) and copying\nthe Sub.pm file into this directory should also do the trick.\n\n\n## Prerequisites\n\nAs of version 1.03, Symbol::Approx::Sub uses Devel::Symdump to do\nall of the clever glob-walking stuff, so you'll need to get that from\nCPAN and install it before installing Symbol::Approx::Sub.\n\n## Where is the Documentation?\n\nAll of the documentation is currently in POD format in the Approx.pm\nfile. If you install the module using the standard method you should\nbe able to read it by typing\n\n```unix\n   perldoc Symbol::Approx::Sub\n```\n\nat a command prompt.\n\n## Latest Version\n\nThe latest version of this module will always be available from\nCPAN.\n\n## Copyright\n\nCopyright (c) 2000, Magnum Solutions Ltd.  All Rights Reserved.\n\nThis script is free software; you can redistribute it and/or\nmodify it under the same terms as Perl itself.\n\n## Anything Else?\n\nIf you have any further questions, please contact the author.\n\n## Authors\nDave Cross\n\nEmail: dave@mag-sol.com\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fdavorg-cpan%2Fsymbol-approx-sub","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fdavorg-cpan%2Fsymbol-approx-sub","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fdavorg-cpan%2Fsymbol-approx-sub/lists"}