Re: Perl syntax checking without `perl -c`

For a really crude workaround, you could hook into the require subsystem to return empty files for missing modules:

# workaround.pm
BEGIN {
 push @INC, sub {
  my ($self, $filename) = @_;
  return \"1;";
 };
}
1;
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$ perl -Mworkaround -MFoo::Bar -E' say "still alive"; '
still alive
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Re^2: Perl syntax checking without `perl -c` by hippo (Bishop) on Dec 06, 2020 at 11:59 UTC
No need to hack it up yourself when there's a module for that: Acme::Anything. 🦛	[reply]
Re^2: Perl syntax checking without `perl -c` by perlfan (Vicar) on Dec 03, 2020 at 18:10 UTC
This is not "crude" and actually a good solution; that often times you definitely want things to fail if prerequisite modules are not found. And if you're requiring libs over a network mounted drive, you're gonna have a bad time.	[reply]
Re^3: Perl syntax checking without `perl -c` by jo37 (Deacon) on Dec 03, 2020 at 19:12 UTC
I just can't understand why someone capable of giving such a valuable contribution disguises himself as the Anonymous Monk. Greetings, -jo `$gryYup$d0ylprbpriprrYpkJl2xyl~rzg??P~5lp2hyl0p$`	[reply]
[OT] Re^4: Perl syntax checking without `perl -c` by aitap (Curate) on Dec 04, 2020 at 08:36 UTC
Thanks for the kind words! Personally, I just don't like logging in. Websites still allowing anonymous posting (like PerlMonks and the SQLite forum) are like a breeze of fresh air to me. Ironically, I had to log in to post this because I kept getting "Tough beans" otherwise.	[reply]