The recommended clean way to do this is to export variables and functions, see import and Exporter

What you're doing works in Linux and won't go away.

But once someone wants to introduce new namespaces via package or have better control which vars and subs are included, you'll likely run into problems.

Edit

PS: FWIW what you're doing is similar to "sourcing" in shell languages, and could already be done with do FILE instead of use ...

...and frankly I'm surprised you don't need a use lib "."; to allow modules in the local . dir

Cheers Rolf
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In reply to Re: Common subs and Global Variables by LanX
in thread Common subs and Global Variables by Anonymous Monk

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