&& (gv = (GV*)*svp) ))) {
/* Use GV from the stack as a fallback. */
/* GV is potentially non-unique, or contain different CV. */
- sv_setsv(dbsv, newRV((SV*)cv));
+ SV *tmp = newRV((SV*)cv));
+ sv_setsv(dbsv, tmp);
+ SvREFCNT_dec(tmp);
}
else {
gv_efullname3(dbsv, gv, Nullch);
char* leaf = name;
char* sep = Nullch;
char* p;
+ GV* gv;
for (p = name; *p; p++) {
if (*p == '\'')
packname = name;
packlen = sep - name;
}
- Perl_croak(aTHX_
- "Can't locate object method \"%s\" via package \"%s\"",
- leaf, packname);
+ gv = gv_fetchpv(packname, 0, SVt_PVHV);
+ if (gv && isGV(gv)) {
+ Perl_croak(aTHX_
+ "Can't locate object method \"%s\" via package \"%s\"",
+ leaf, packname);
+ }
+ else {
+ Perl_croak(aTHX_
+ "Can't locate object method \"%s\" via package \"%s\""
+ " (perhaps you forgot to load \"%s\"?)",
+ leaf, packname, packname);
+ }
}
return isGV(gv) ? (SV*)GvCV(gv) : (SV*)gv;
}