#!/usr/bin/perl sub main::croak { print "I croaked"; } { package Test; use Carp; sub myfunc { croak("I am dying"); } } eval { Test::myfunc(); }; print $@ if $@; *myfunc = \&Test::myfunc; eval { myfunc(); }; print $@ if $@; __OUTPUT__ I am dying at test.pl line 18 I am dying at test.pl line 26