Re: [PATCH] perlfaq8.pod and MakeMaker's PREFIX=

On Tue, Aug 05, 2003 at 08:27:13PM -0700, Robert Spier wrote:
> > The answer for "How do I keep my own module/library directory?"
> > seems to be out-of-date:
> >     When you build modules, use the PREFIX option when generating
> >     Makefiles:
> > So I've changed the answer to suggest "LIB=" instead.
> > (Better suggestions welcome.)
> 
> LIB and PREFIX do different, if related things.   See perldoc
> ExtUtils::MakeMaker for an explanation.  

The problem with the current answer isn't that it suggests building
with PREFIX -- which might be a reasonable suggestion -- but that it
gives a broken example of how PREFIX and 'use lib' fit together.

Same problem is in perlmodinstall, actually.  They both use the same
path for PREFIX and 'use lib'.

-- 
Steve