--- /dev/null
+package Devel::BeginLift;
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use vars qw(%lift);
+
+use Inline C => <<'EOC';
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "proto.h"
+
+/* lifted from op.c (w/linklist -> Perl_linklist) */
+
+#define LINKLIST(o) ((o)->op_next ? (o)->op_next : Perl_linklist((OP*)o))
+
+/* pointer to old PL_check entersub entry to be populated in init */
+
+STATIC OP *(*dbl_old_ck_entersub)(pTHX_ OP *op);
+
+/* replacement PL_check entersub entry */
+
+STATIC OP *dbl_ck_entersub(pTHX_ OP *o) {
+ OP *kid;
+ OP *last;
+ OP *curop;
+ HV *stash;
+ I32 type = o->op_type;
+ SV *sv;
+ char* stack_save;
+ HV* to_lift;
+ SV** to_lift_pack_ref;
+ HV* to_lift_pack_hash;
+ SV** to_lift_flag_ref;
+
+ o = dbl_old_ck_entersub(aTHX_ o); /* let the original do its job */
+
+ kid = cUNOPo->op_first;
+
+ if (kid->op_type != OP_NULL) /* pushmark for method call ... */
+ return o;
+
+ last = kLISTOP->op_last;
+
+ if (last->op_type != OP_NULL) /* not what we expected */
+ return o;
+
+ kid = cUNOPx(last)->op_first;
+
+ if (kid->op_type != OP_GV) /* not a GV so ignore */
+ return o;
+
+ stash = GvSTASH(kGVOP_gv);
+
+ /* printf("Calling GV %s -> %s\n",
+ HvNAME(stash), GvNAME(kGVOP_gv)); */
+
+ to_lift = get_hv("Devel::BeginLift::lift", FALSE);
+
+ if (!to_lift)
+ return o;
+
+ to_lift_pack_ref = hv_fetch(to_lift, HvNAME(stash), strlen(HvNAME(stash)),
+ FALSE);
+
+ if (!to_lift_pack_ref || !SvROK(*to_lift_pack_ref))
+ return o; /* not a hashref */
+
+ to_lift_pack_hash = (HV*) SvRV(*to_lift_pack_ref);
+
+ to_lift_flag_ref = hv_fetch(to_lift_pack_hash, GvNAME(kGVOP_gv),
+ strlen(GvNAME(kGVOP_gv)), FALSE);
+
+ if (!to_lift_flag_ref || !SvTRUE(*to_lift_flag_ref))
+ return o;
+
+ /* shamelessly lifted from fold_constants in op.c */
+
+ stack_save = PL_stack_sp;
+ curop = LINKLIST(o);
+ o->op_next = 0;
+ PL_op = curop;
+ CALLRUNOPS(aTHX);
+
+ if (PL_stack_sp > stack_save) { /* sub returned something */
+ sv = *(PL_stack_sp--);
+ if (o->op_targ && sv == PAD_SV(o->op_targ)) /* grab pad temp? */
+ pad_swipe(o->op_targ, FALSE);
+ else if (SvTEMP(sv)) { /* grab mortal temp? */
+ (void)SvREFCNT_inc(sv);
+ SvTEMP_off(sv);
+ }
+ op_free(o);
+ if (type == OP_RV2GV)
+ return newGVOP(OP_GV, 0, (GV*)sv);
+ return newSVOP(OP_CONST, 0, sv);
+ } else {
+ /* this bit not lifted, handles the 'sub doesn't return stuff' case
+ which fold_constants can ignore */
+ op_free(o);
+ return newSVOP(OP_CONST, 0, &PL_sv_undef);
+ }
+}
+
+static int initialized = 0;
+
+void setup() {
+ if (!initialized++) {
+ dbl_old_ck_entersub = PL_check[OP_ENTERSUB];
+ PL_check[OP_ENTERSUB] = dbl_ck_entersub;
+ }
+}
+
+void teardown() {
+ /* ensure we only uninit when number of teardown calls matches
+ number of setup calls */
+ if (initialized && !--initialized) {
+ PL_check[OP_ENTERSUB] = dbl_old_ck_entersub;
+ }
+}
+EOC
+
+# C code done, now for the perl.
+
+sub import {
+ my ($class, @args) = @_;
+ my $target = caller;
+ $class->setup_for($target => \@args);
+}
+
+sub unimport {
+ my ($class) = @_;
+ my $target = caller;
+ $class->teardown_for($target);
+}
+
+sub setup_for {
+ my ($class, $target, $args) = @_;
+ setup();
+ $lift{$target}{$_} = 1 for @$args;
+}
+
+sub teardown_for {
+ my ($class, $target) = @_;
+ delete $lift{$target};
+ teardown();
+}
+
+1;