#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; mainsub(); secsub(); thirdsub(); Frob::fourthsub(); sub mainsub { use Data::Dumper; } sub secsub { my $r = "secsub"; print Dumper $r; } sub thirdsub { use Data::Dumper; my $r = "thirdsub"; print Dumper $r; } package Frob; sub fourthsub { my $r = "thirdsub"; print Dumper $r; }