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| author | Stephen P. Potter <spp@ds.net> | 2000-11-17 03:57:45 -0500 |
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| committer | Jarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@iki.fi> | 2000-11-17 14:15:49 +0000 |
| commit | 4844a3be74cd25cb45bc25e09c6ba9c77cc1ffe3 (patch) | |
| tree | a67f4b47191836b69daf2381966277d09357f87c /pod/perlmodlib.PL | |
| parent | fd5506a077bcad1a714887ba822d57733519b964 (diff) | |
| download | perl-4844a3be74cd25cb45bc25e09c6ba9c77cc1ffe3.tar.gz | |
Fix for 20000815.006
Message-Id: <200011171357.IAA05122@spotter.yi.org>
It's really 20000518.006.
p4raw-id: //depot/perl@7726
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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pod/perlmodlib.PL b/pod/perlmodlib.PL index e1ba87b52a..c47affc608 100644 --- a/pod/perlmodlib.PL +++ b/pod/perlmodlib.PL @@ -580,6 +580,12 @@ If adding a new module to a set, follow the original author's standards for naming modules and the interface to methods in those modules. +If developing modules for private internal or project specific use, +that will never be released to the public, then you should ensure +that their names will not clash with any future public module. You +can do this either by using the reserved Local::* category or by +using a category name that includes an underscore like Foo_Corp::*. + To be portable each component of a module name should be limited to 11 characters. If it might be used on MS-DOS then try to ensure each is unique in the first 8 characters. Nested modules make this easier. |