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

On 10/18/2016 04:37 PM, David Mertens wrote:
> While I appreciate an articulation of best practices, I confess I've never
> been bitten by trouble with circular dependencies. However, I also never
> export constants, and it might be the case the constants declared among a
> collection of modules, and used among multiple of the same modules, could
> lead to errors. However, I can think of two distinct strategies for
> handling this that would alleviate the issue without sacrificing the
> utility of circular dependencies.
> 
> Before I go down that rabbit hole, though, perhaps you could shed some
> light on the kind of problems you've encountered before. Do you have any
> publicly visible projects in which circular dependencies caused headaches?

Thank you for your reply.


No, I don't have any publicly visible projects in which circular
dependencies caused headaches.


I would like to hear your strategies.


David