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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. |