SPUG: How to deal with same name packages?

[Colin Meyer]

On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 02:24:15PM -0800, c k wrote:
> Is there a way to deal with same name
> packages/modules/classes/objects in perl?  
> 
> I created a Link.pm and used that with LWP in a main
> script (e.g., put use Link; and use LWP; near the
> top).  I believe my Link.pm is clashing with another
> module named Link.pm in LWP, because when I change my
> Link.pm to Lynk.pm things work fine.
> 
> Besides changing my module name from Link.pm to
> Lynk.pm, is there another way to deal with same name
> packages in Perl?  For example, in C you can do this,

When using generic names for modules, I like to prefix the name with
another namespace. If your module is for personal use, then you might
use CK::Link. That keeps your module clear of interference from anyone
else who might like the desirable name of 'Link'. (Think: HTML::Parser,
XML::Parser, YAML::Parser, Perl6::Parser, CMEYER::SuperBogus::Parser).

Have fun,
-C.

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