Re: Adding to @INC

On Wed, Jan 07, 2009 at 03:30:59PM +0000, Adam Witney wrote:
> On 7 Jan 2009, at 15:24, Vic Norton wrote:
> >I plan to use CPANPLUS to install new packages and modules. Right  
> >now it installs them in
> > /opt/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8
> >This seems like a good place, but how can I add this directory to  
> >@INC? I would prefer not having to start every script with
> > use lib '/opt/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8';
> Try adding this to your ~/.profile
> export PERL5LIB=${PERL5LIB}:/opt/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8

Or PERL5LIB=/opt/blahblah:$PERL5LIB, cos you want your own installs to
come first, just like you normally put your own private binaries
directory at the front of your $PATH.

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