pascal barbedor wrote: >>> >>[ .... ] >> >>>config.pm file >>>--------------------------------------------- >>>package AFPA::Evolif::Config ; >>> >>>use XML::LibXML () ; >>>use XML::LibXSLT () ; >>>use XML::XPath () ; >>>use XML::Simple () ; >>>use DBI () ; >>> >>[ ... ] >> >>Hi, >> Could it be that XML::XPath does file tests on the >>file $xmlfile passed to it through >> XML::XPath->new(filename => $xmlfile) >>which would cause '_' to use the stat on $xmlfile, rather >>than the original config file? >> >>best regards, >>randy kobes >> >> >> > > > > oh yes, this was the answer ! XML::XPATh->new stats the file. > > thanks for clearing it out ! > > then maybe the last line of reread_conf in mod_perl guide should be > modified to > > $MODIFIED{$file} = -M $file; > > in case the do ( ) loads something which can possibily stat file.
ok, I'll add a note, saying that _ shouldn't be used if it's not known whether no other files are stat'ed in between. Or even the other way around, so the default will be -M $file Good catch, Randy! -- _____________________________________________________________________ Stas Bekman JAm_pH -- Just Another mod_perl Hacker http://stason.org/ mod_perl Guide http://perl.apache.org/guide mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ticketmaster.com http://apacheweek.com http://singlesheaven.com http://perl.apache.org http://perlmonth.com/