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Asked: 2026-05-31T15:54:26+00:00

I have a requirement to develop a group of Perl modules for in-house work.

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I have a requirement to develop a group of Perl modules for in-house work. I would like all of them to be formed in to one family or suite of modules, rather than being separate.

For example, the suite would be something like:

MySuite::App::Module1
            ::Module2
MySuite::Env
MySuite::Utils::Logger
              ::Util2

I’ve gone through perlmodstyle, perlnewmod etc, but they all seem to focus on tips for developing individual modules. What are the tips/best-practices when it comes to developing/distributing a suite such as this? (the individual modules in the suite could be written by different developers)

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  1. Editorial Team

    It’s not much different than single-module distributions. Two additional established conventions are:

    1. Place modules hierarchically in the lib directory.

      MySuite::App::Module1       →   lib/MySuite/App/Module1.pm
MySuite::App::Module2       →   lib/MySuite/App/Module2.pm
MySuite::Env                →   lib/MySuite/Env.pm
MySuite::Utils::Logger      →   lib/MySuite/Utils/Logger.pm
MySuite::Utils::Util2       →   lib/MySuite/Utils/Utils2.pm

    2. Pick a main module that becomes the distribution name. Your example looks like it should have an additional lib/MySuite.pm with package statement MySuite and not much code and some entry point documentation. Assign this module as module_name in the Build.PL file.

    For more info on packaging in general, see:

    Feedback/critique on your progress is available from:

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