Is there a way to fully qualify a subroutine with the package name in a variable but without using eval?

This is possible with OO programming, where a long class name can be replaced with a variable:

my $class = 'Very::Long::Class::Name';
$class->method;
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I want to do a similar thing for non-OO subroutines, so I can add clarity to the program by fully qualifying the sub name but still keep the call to a manageable length (and without sprinkling eval everywhere). Doing this:

my $pkg = 'Very::Long::Package::Name';
$pkg::sub;
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obviously doesn't work, since $pkg::sub refers to the global variable $sub in the pkg namespace.

I've considered the following options (example code below):

• Fully qualify the sub call, forget about the variable
  This is the standard, I guess.
• Call the sub as a method (even though it isn't one)
  This seems like a Bad Idea. Also, the contents of @_ will change depending on whether it is called as a sub or as a method (in which case the class name will be the first parameter).
• Assemble the call into a string, then use eval
  Eww. This may achieve the primary goal, but it really clutters things up.
• Create a reference to the sub itself (not the package)
  I don't mind doing it this way, but it requires a separate ref for every sub from the same package. I'd rather create a ref (or something) to the package so I only have one variable, then append the appropriate sub name as required.
• Import the subs into the caller's namespace, forget about fully qualifying it
  This is how I'm doing it now, but the more subs I import the harder it becomes to keep track of where they are all from (hence the desire to use fully qualified names).

use strict;
use warnings;

{
    package very::long::packagename;

    sub foo
    {
        print '[', join( '][', @_ ), "]\n";
        return "from sub foo\n";
    }
}

{
    package pkg;

    our $foo = "foovar\n";
}

{
    package bar;

    # this refers to $foo in package 'pkg'
    print $pkg::foo; # foovar

    # fully qualified sub call
    very::long::packagename::foo( 'param' ); # [param]

    # create a ref to a fully qualified sub
    my $subfoo_ref = \&very::long::packagename::foo;
    print $subfoo_ref->( 'param' ); # from sub foo
    $subfoo_ref->( 'param' ); # [param]

    # call the sub as a method
    my $pkg = 'very::long::packagename';
    $pkg->foo( 'param' ); # [very::long::packagename][param]

    # stringify the call, use eval
    my $func_str = $pkg . "::foo( 'param' );";
    eval $func_str; # [param]
}
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Are there other ways of doing this that are not listed above? Comments regarding best practices are also appreciated.

Thanks!

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