Avoid needing to stub B::OPf_KIDS by loading the XS earlier.

This will also inline the constant in the code of walkoptree_slow().
Things are complicated by the fact that B's BOOT code needs $VERSION set, and
pushes to @EXPORT_OK.

Move the 'use strict' much earlier.

diff --git a/ext/B/B.pm b/ext/B/B.pm
index 3747de7..4cd5545 100644 (file)
--- a/ext/B/B.pm
+++ b/ext/B/B.pm
@@ -6,28 +6,36 @@
 #      License or the Artistic License, as specified in the README file.
 #
 package B;
+use strict;
 
-our $VERSION = '1.25';
-
-require XSLoader;
 require Exporter;
-@ISA = qw(Exporter);
+@B::ISA = qw(Exporter);
 
 # walkoptree_slow comes from B.pm (you are there),
 # walkoptree comes from B.xs
-@EXPORT_OK = qw(minus_c ppname save_BEGINs
-               class peekop cast_I32 cstring cchar hash threadsv_names
-               main_root main_start main_cv svref_2object opnumber
-               sub_generation amagic_generation perlstring
-               walkoptree_slow walkoptree walkoptree_exec walksymtable
-               parents comppadlist sv_undef compile_stats timing_info
-               begin_av init_av check_av end_av regex_padav dowarn defstash
-               curstash warnhook diehook inc_gv @optype @specialsv_name
-               );
-push @EXPORT_OK, qw(unitcheck_av) if $] > 5.009;
-
-sub OPf_KIDS ();
-use strict;
+
+BEGIN {
+    $B::VERSION = '1.25';
+
+    @B::EXPORT_OK = qw(minus_c ppname save_BEGINs
+                      class peekop cast_I32 cstring cchar hash threadsv_names
+                      main_root main_start main_cv svref_2object opnumber
+                      sub_generation amagic_generation perlstring
+                      walkoptree_slow walkoptree walkoptree_exec walksymtable
+                      parents comppadlist sv_undef compile_stats timing_info
+                      begin_av init_av check_av end_av regex_padav dowarn
+                      defstash curstash warnhook diehook inc_gv @optype
+                      @specialsv_name
+                  );
+    push @B::EXPORT_OK, qw(unitcheck_av) if $] > 5.009;
+
+    # All the above in this BEGIN, because our BOOT code needs $VERSION set,
+    # and will append to @EXPORT_OK. And we need to run the BOOT code before
+    # we see OPf_KIDS below.
+    require XSLoader;
+    XSLoader::load();
+}
+
 @B::SV::ISA = 'B::OBJECT';
 @B::NULL::ISA = 'B::SV';
 @B::PV::ISA = 'B::SV';
@@ -315,8 +323,6 @@ sub walksymtable {
     }
 }
 
-XSLoader::load();
-
 1;
 
 __END__