diff --git a/Examples/perl5/inline/Makefile b/Examples/perl5/inline/Makefile
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+all:
+
+run:
+	perl runme.pl
+
+clean:
+	rm -fr _Inline *~
diff --git a/Examples/perl5/inline/README b/Examples/perl5/inline/README
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+This example requires the Inline::SWIG package.
+
diff --git a/Examples/perl5/inline/runme.pl b/Examples/perl5/inline/runme.pl
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+use Inline SWIG => <<"END_CODE", SWIG_ARGS => '-c++ -shadow', CC => 'g++', LD=>'g++';
+  class Foo {
+  public:
+    int meaning() { return 42; };
+  };
+END_CODE
+
+my $o = new Foo();
+print $o->meaning(),"\n";
+
+use Inline SWIG => ' ', SWIG_INTERFACE => <<"END_CODE", SWIG_ARGS => '-c++', CC => "g++", LD => "g++";
+%include std_string.i
+%inline {
+  template <class Type>
+  class Bar {
+    Type _val;
+  public: 
+    Bar(Type v) : _val(v) {}
+    Type meaning() { return _val; }  
+  };
+}
+%template(Bar_i) Bar<int>;
+%template(Bar_d) Bar<double>;
+%template(Bar_s) Bar<std::string>;
+END_CODE
+
+my $o = new Bar_i(1);
+print $o->meaning(),"\n";
+
+my $o = new Bar_d(2);
+print $o->meaning(),"\n";
+
+my $o = new Bar_s("hello");
+print $o->meaning(),"\n";