Ok. What about the "C->TYPE" vs "C::TYPE", the first being the one that always works whatever the 'use' order. Is that a "runtime" vs "compile time", as you pointed out?

C->TYPE is method call (like "C"->TYPE or "C::"->TYPE or C::->TYPE )
and C::TYPE is a bareword
C::TYPE can be a function call or it can be a namespace , perl doesn't know ahead of time what it is

Once the constant C::TYPE is defined (constants are functions ) perl knows that C::TYPE is a function, so the code becomes C::TYPE()->... and not "C::TYPE"->...

If you write C::TYPE()->... perl knows ahead of time, before the TYPE constant is actually defined to treat it as a function call

This is talked about in perlobj and maybe even Modern Perl , so see those for more of these detail

Bottom line, lots of experts think having two modules use each other is mistake -- they should both use a third module -- you're not alone in trying this :) Circular module dependencies, Circular usage is poor design if you can't figure it out yourself, that is a giant hint that you should break the circle

Also, complex constants like these are, well, overrated in practice :)

Maybe see also Simple Module Tutorial and begincheck.pl and Circular use doesn't call import() as expected...?

Cheers, I'm just some nightowl

In reply to Re^3: Behaviour on recursive use by Anonymous Monk
in thread Behaviour on recursive use by locinus33

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