Note that you can't overload constants this way, since this has to
happen during BEGIN time, but attributes are only evaluated at CHECK
time (at least as far as `Attribute::Handlers' is concerned).
Not so. At least not as of the next release.
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NAME
Attribute::Overload - Attribute that makes overloading easier
SYNOPSIS
use Attribute::Overload;
sub add : Overload(+) { ... }
DESCRIPTION
The `Overload' attribute, when used on a subroutine, declares that
subroutine as handler in the current package for the
