perlfunc.pod: Lexical visibility hint in require docu

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diff --git a/pod/perlfunc.pod b/pod/perlfunc.pod
index 1395631..eb6bd57 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlfunc.pod
+++ b/pod/perlfunc.pod
@@ -4467,8 +4467,9 @@ version should be used instead.
 
 Otherwise, C<require> demands that a library file be included if it
 hasn't already been included.  The file is included via the do-FILE
-mechanism, which is essentially just a variety of C<eval>.  Has
-semantics similar to the following subroutine:
+mechanism, which is essentially just a variety of C<eval> with the
+caveat that lexical variables in the invoking script will be invisible
+to the included code.  Has semantics similar to the following subroutine:
 
     sub require {
        my ($filename) = @_;