One concern would be to preserve backward compatibility for existing code. As long as no one was advised to reach down into one of the modules (for example: PDF::Image::GIF->new();), there should be no problem. Since the POD for PDF::Create does not seem to allow for that possibility, you are probably safe.

Another concern is name collisions. Is it possible for you to somehow check other CPAN PDF distributions for .pm files which match your new names? For example, if some other dist has a file PDF/Foo.pm, you shouldn't name your file as such. This is by no means a complete list, but it is a good place to start.

In reply to Re: Simplifying CPAN module namespace by toolic
in thread Simplifying CPAN module namespace by markus_b

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