+#
+# of Safe.pm lineage
+#
+sub delete_package ($) {
+ my $pkg = shift;
+
+ # expand to full symbol table name if needed
+
+ unless ($pkg =~ /^main::.*::$/) {
+ $pkg = "main$pkg" if $pkg =~ /^::/;
+ $pkg = "main::$pkg" unless $pkg =~ /^main::/;
+ $pkg .= '::' unless $pkg =~ /::$/;
+ }
+
+ my($stem, $leaf) = $pkg =~ m/(.*::)(\w+::)$/;
+ my $stem_symtab = *{$stem}{HASH};
+ return unless defined $stem_symtab and exists $stem_symtab->{$leaf};
+
+
+ # free all the symbols in the package
+
+ my $leaf_symtab = *{$stem_symtab->{$leaf}}{HASH};
+ foreach my $name (keys %$leaf_symtab) {
+ undef *{$pkg . $name};
+ }
+
+ # delete the symbol table
+
+ %$leaf_symtab = ();
+ delete $stem_symtab->{$leaf};
+}
+
+1;