i do have a problem with require - it's a bit old, and more importantly, it's not portable. If you design a CPAN style module, you can install it on any system and access it from any program. Then you can 'use' the much better:use jdb; instead of require.

A great reference for building CPAN style modules can be found here: perlnewmod (and no, you don't have to submit your module to CPAN for it to be a CPAN style module).

But first, read perlmod. :)

jeffa