package something; @something::ISA=qw(basePack); sub todo { #something::todo code in here } package diffrent; @diffrent::ISA=qw(basePack); sub todo { #diffrent::todo code in here } package basePack sub new { return bless({},shift); } sub act { my $self=shift; $self->todo(@_); } #package main. #!/perl use strict; use lib qw(/path/to /another/pathto); use diffrent; use something; my $something=new something; my $diffrent = new diffrent; $something->act($arg1, $arg2); #something::todo; $diffrent->act($arg3,$arg4); #diffrent::todo;