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NAME

    constant - Perl pragma to declare constants


DESCRIPTION

    This pragma allows you to declare constants at compile-time.

    When a constant is used in an expression, Perl replaces it with its
    value at compile time, and may then optimize the expression further.
    In particular, any code in an "if (CONSTANT)" block will be optimized
    away if the constant is false.


INSTALLATION

    To install this module, run the following commands:

        perl Makefile.PL
        make
        make test
        make install

    Alternatively, to install with Module::Build, you can use the 
    following commands:

        perl Build.PL
        ./Build
        ./Build test
        ./Build install


SUPPORT AND DOCUMENTATION

    After installing, you can find documentation for this module with 
    the perldoc command.

        perldoc constant

    You can also look for information at:

        Search CPAN
            http://search.cpan.org/dist/constant

        CPAN Request Tracker:
            http://rt.cpan.org/Dist/Display.html?Name=constant

        AnnoCPAN, annotated CPAN documentation:
            http://annocpan.org/dist/constant

        CPAN Ratings:
            http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/constant


COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

    Copyright (C) 1997, 1999 Tom Phoenix.

    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
    under the same terms as Perl itself.