perl-AnyDBM_File-Importer

Import DBM package symbols when using AnyDBM_File

This module allows symbols (like $DB_HASH, R_DUP, etc.) to be imported into the caller's namespace when using the AnyDBM_File DBM auto-selection package. AnyDBM_File includes its auto-selected module by using 'require', which unlike 'use' does not export symbols in the required packages '@EXPORT' array. This is essentially a hack because it relies on AnyDBM_File internal behavior. Specifically, at the time of DBM module selection, 'AnyDBM_File' sets its '@ISA' to a length 1 array containing the package name of the selected DBM module.