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-rw-r--r--lib/Package/Stash/PP.pm11
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/Package/Stash/PP.pm b/lib/Package/Stash/PP.pm
index 9004c5d..fdb8da9 100644
--- a/lib/Package/Stash/PP.pm
+++ b/lib/Package/Stash/PP.pm
@@ -26,6 +26,17 @@ This is a backend for L<Package::Stash> implemented in pure perl, for those with
sub new {
my $class = shift;
my ($package) = @_;
+
+ if (!defined($package) || (ref($package) && ref($package) ne 'HASH')) {
+ confess "Package::Stash->new must be passed the name of the "
+ . "package to access";
+ }
+ elsif (ref($package) eq 'HASH') {
+ confess "The pure perl implementation of Package::Stash doesn't "
+ . "currently support anonymous stashes. You should install "
+ . "Package::Stash::XS";
+ }
+
return bless {
'package' => $package,
}, $class;