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RE: RE: Checking to see if a particular Module is installed

by merlyn (Sage)
on Aug 11, 2000 at 15:23 UTC ( [id://27491]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to RE: Checking to see if a particular Module is installed
in thread Checking to see if a particular Module is installed

Slightly simpler: 
eval 'require GD';
if ($@) {
  # problems with GD, fall back to non-GD
} else {
  # we have GD, go for it!
}

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