--- Devel-FindRef/README 2007/01/11 23:08:03 1.2 +++ Devel-FindRef/README 2007/02/07 21:34:02 1.3 @@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ DESCRIPTION Tracking down reference problems (e.g. you expect some object to be - destroyed, but there are still references to it that keep it alive). can - be very hard, although perl keeps track of all values. + destroyed, but there are still references to it that keep it alive) can + be very hard. Fortunately, perl keeps track of all its values, so + tracking references "backwards" is usually possible. - The "track" function can hlep track down some of those refernces back to - the variables containing them. + The "track" function can help track down some of those references back + to the variables containing them. For example, for this fragment: @@ -28,8 +29,8 @@ testsub; - The output is as follows (or similar to htis, in case I forget to update - the manpage afetr some changes): + The output is as follows (or similar to this, in case I forget to update + the manpage after some changes): SCALAR(0x676fa0) is referenced by REF(0x676fb0), which is @@ -93,6 +94,8 @@ Only code values, arrays, hashes, scalars and magic are being looked at. + This is a quick hack only. + COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE Copyright (C) 2007 by Marc Lehmann.