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Name: perl-UNIVERSAL-can | Distribution: openSUSE Tumbleweed |
Version: 1.20140328 | Vendor: openSUSE |
Release: 3.33 | Build date: Fri Jul 25 11:31:59 2014 |
Group: Development/Libraries/Perl | Build host: reproducible |
Size: 28128 | Source RPM: perl-UNIVERSAL-can-1.20140328-3.33.src.rpm |
Packager: https://bugs.opensuse.org | |
Url: http://search.cpan.org/dist/UNIVERSAL-can/ | |
Summary: work around buggy code calling UNIVERSAL::can() as a function |
The UNIVERSAL class provides a few default methods so that all objects can use them. Object orientation allows programmers to override these methods in subclasses to provide more specific and appropriate behavior. Some authors call methods in the UNIVERSAL class on potential invocants as functions, bypassing any possible overriding. This is wrong and you should not do it. Unfortunately, not everyone heeds this warning and their bad code can break your good code. This module replaces 'UNIVERSAL::can()' with a method that checks to see if the first argument is a valid invocant has its own 'can()' method. If so, it gives a warning and calls the overridden method, working around buggy code. Otherwise, everything works as you might expect. Some people argue that you must call 'UNIVERSAL::can()' as a function because you don't know if your proposed invocant is a valid invocant. That's silly. Use 'blessed()' from the Scalar::Util manpage if you want to check that the potential invocant is an object or call the method anyway in an 'eval' block and check for failure (though check the exception _returned_, as a poorly-written 'can()' method could break Liskov and throw an exception other than "You can't call a method on this type of invocant"). Just don't break working code.
Artistic-1.0 or GPL-1.0+
* Fri Jul 25 2014 coolo@suse.com - updated to 1.20140328 - eliminated a UNIVERSAL::isa warning * Tue Mar 18 2014 coolo@suse.com - updated to 1.20140124 - bumped minimum Perl version to 5.8, as working around 5.6 bugs is not worth the trouble - fixed RT #63771, buggy triggering of overloading for blessed invocants (found and fixed by Norbert Buchmüller) - migrated to Dist::Zilla * Tue Mar 11 2014 rschweikert@suse.com - fix license string - add requiers * Tue Nov 30 2010 coolo@novell.com - switch to perl_requires macro * Thu Jul 15 2010 pascal.bleser@opensuse.org - initial package (1.16)
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.40.0/UNIVERSAL /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.40.0/UNIVERSAL/can.pm /usr/share/doc/packages/perl-UNIVERSAL-can /usr/share/doc/packages/perl-UNIVERSAL-can/Changes /usr/share/doc/packages/perl-UNIVERSAL-can/LICENSE /usr/share/doc/packages/perl-UNIVERSAL-can/README /usr/share/man/man3/UNIVERSAL::can.3pm.gz
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