by 'load'-ing a module, we do essentially mean that the functions existent in the EXPORT list are placed such that the script having the 'use' statement can call them.(am I right?).

The why in case of a circular inheritance/depencency, (script abc.pl uses A.pm and B.pm, while A.pm and B.pm have a circular inheritance among them) the script(abc.pl) has acccess to a certain function inside A.pm, while B.pm does not have access to the same function ?

Am bringing in the circular dependency example, just to know how perl loads in a module, as I saw understanding this sceanrio will help me understand how perl calls 'use' in general.

Thanks to all Monks for the quick replies...

Perl learning has never been more exciting for me with a so many monks to consult with....!!!!!

...(script abc.pl uses A.pm and B.pm, while A.pm and B.pm have a circular inheritance among them)...

That's "circular" as in "dog trying to catch its tail"? :-)

In my experience if your faced with this it is often best to have another look at the algorithm. Identify what it is that A.pm needs from B.pm and what B.pm needs that is in A.pm. Put all that in C.pm. A.pm and B.pm then both "use" C.pm.

The dog still hasn't caught its tail but it has had a chance to see the rabbit. :-)