libmodule-load-perl 0.12-2 (i386 binary) in ubuntu intrepid

 This module eliminates the need to know whether you are trying to require
 either a file or a module. If you consult perldoc -f require you will
 see that require will behave differently when given a bareword or a string.
 In the case of a string, require assumes you are wanting to load a
 file. But in the case of a bareword, it assumes you mean a module.
 .
 This gives nasty overhead when you are trying to dynamically require
 modules at runtime, since you will need to change the module notation
 (Acme::Comment) to a file notation fitting the particular platform
 you are on.
 .
 load elimates the need for this overhead and will just DWYM.