Re: How to avoid circular module dependencies within a distribution?

On 10/18/2016 02:05 AM, David Christensen wrote:
> module-authors:
>
> I am in the process of writing a Perl distribution that currently
> contains a dozen or so packages, several dozen exportable subroutines,
> and over a hundred exportable constants.

At this point I feel compelled to ask:

Why?

Why do you want to design a library with so many exportable subroutines 
and (worse!) constants?

Now, I concede that the statements above are merely background for your 
questions about circular dependencies.  So my questions run the risk of 
sending discussion off in a different direction.  And we don't yet have 
your code to look at.

But, on the basis of the experiences of the Perl 5 Porters in 
maintaining POSIX.pm -- which suffers from these problems, see 
http://search.cpan.org/~rjbs/perl-5.24.0/ext/POSIX/lib/POSIX.pod#CAVEATS 
-- I would be reluctant to use any library with a large number of 
exportable symbols and consequent risk of namespace pollution.

My 2 cents.

Thank you very much.
Jim Keenan