Re: Can perl modules RECIPROCALLY 'use' one another?

On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 14:17:50 +0000, Ignoramus4093 wrote:

> Can I have a perl module
>
> package A;
> use B;
>
>
> and another module
>
> package B;
> use A;
>
>
> would they be able to call one another's subroutines?

If both export subroutines, the second module won't get the first one's
names exported because %INC has already been set when the first one was
loaded. This is a known problem. It's not hard to write an example.

> And if that's not the case, how would I implement a similar pattern?

The general consensus is to not do cyclic dependencies between
exporting modules. If you must, call the other module's routines
with package-qualified names.

--
Peter Scott
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