Perl parse tree inquiry

[jepri]

I've exhausted every other avenue so now I'm posting. I want to tweak B::Deparse to get some different output and I am completely lost. I don't know exactly how perl implements the perl parse tree but I want to find out.

I went to the perl websites, I downloaded the source, but there's no design guide around or anything. I can't read the C that Perl is written in (not at that level)

From what I can see in B::Deparse it gets a bunch of objects and then builds output based on some kind of semi-functional programming methodology. I'm looking for 'what structure does it get handed from the parser and how can I tweak it'

Is there a document detailing what I want to know or should I start on the sauce?

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Jeremy
I didn't believe in evil until I dated it.

[Zaxo]

B::Deparse has a -uPACKAGE option allowing you to load runtime resolved subs. You could try loading some pry ant print subs through that.

After Compline,
Zaxo

[stefp]

If you want to know the parse tree format (that is really gruesome) you should read Gille Aas aptly named illguts and Simon Cozens internals.

-- stefp