Fellow Monk(?:ey)?

Here is a diagram to start things: 
----  ----
|01|  |02|
|  |  |  |
----  ----
  \    /
   ----
   |03|
   |  |
   ----
01 = custom module 1
02 = custom module 2
03 = file

-file is use-ing both of these modules.

-module 1 contains functions to open log files and return handles like so:

module 1: 
our $LOG;
# the functions

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file: 
open_log_and_error($file_name);
# the above calls this function, imported from module 1,
# which opens the file $file_name and ties it to the
# handle $LOG
write_log('stuff');
# the above calls this function, imported from module 1,
# which does some processing and writes to $LOG

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I would like objects in file that have been derived from module 2 to be able to use write_log, but they cannot because it is not use-ing module 1. Morever, if I did use module 1 in module 2, $LOG is already open and used by module 1. Is there any way module 2 can latch onto that and run this function?

I feel so use-d.

How do you folks handle something like this, when many files and modules and whatnottery all need to share file handles?

Thank you :)

In reply to Modules sharing? by eff_i_g

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