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there would be a conflict and the compiler simply cannot proceed but if they exist in different packages,
and thus they can be easily distinguished, the compiler can do its job without a glitch.
Packages in haXe resemble the Java model and to some extent the namespaces as implemented in .Net.
Using Packages
The naming convention for packages is the same that applies to variables (alphanumeric sequence
starting with a lowercase letter) and their names must match the directories that contain the package
files; a package file normally has the same name of the main type defined in it with the conventional
haXe extension .hx . When files and directories are named after types and packages, the compiler can do
its job and easily find the position of each type definition.
When the haXe compiler is invoked, it is always necessary to point to an entry type definition, and if the
corresponding file is encountered (type name + .


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