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diff --git a/devel/p5-Data-Dump/DESCR b/devel/p5-Data-Dump/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..72b285ef5cd --- /dev/null +++ b/devel/p5-Data-Dump/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +This module provides a single function called dump() that takes a +list of values as its argument and produces a string as its result. +The string contains Perl code that, when evaled, produces a deep +copy of the original arguments. The string is formatted for easy +reading. + +If dump() is called in a void context, then the dump is printed on +STDERR instead of being returned. + +If you don't like importing a function that overrides Perl's +not-so-useful builtin, then you can also import the same function +as pp(), mnemonic for "pretty-print". |