Watch for the bold 
C:\e>echo package A;sub foo{666};1; >A.pm

C:\e>echo package B;use base 'A';1; >B.pm

C:\e>echo package C;use base 'B';1; >C.pm

C:\e>perl -e"require 'C.pm';die C->foo()"
Can't locate object method "foo" via package "C" at -e line 1.


C:\e>perl -le"require 'C.pm';print for %INC"
XSLoader.pm
C:/Perl/lib/XSLoader.pm
Carp.pm
C:/Perl/lib/Carp.pm
warnings/register.pm
C:/Perl/lib/warnings/register.pm
Exporter.pm
C:/Perl/lib/Exporter.pm
vars.pm
C:/Perl/lib/vars.pm
strict.pm
C:/Perl/lib/strict.pm
C.pm
C.pm
warnings.pm
C:/Perl/lib/warnings.pm
base.pm
C:/Perl/lib/base.pm
B.pm
C:/Perl/lib/B.pm

C:\e>

MJD says "you can't just make shit up and expect the computer to know what you mean, retardo!"
I run a Win32 PPM repository for perl 5.6.x and 5.8.x -- I take requests (README).
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In reply to Re^3: Inheritance strangeness by PodMaster
in thread Inheritance strangeness by cleverett

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