NAME
ylib - Add paths to @INC from a config file
VERSION
version 0.003
SYNOPSIS
# in .mylib file
/home/david/some/library/path
# from the command line
$ perl -Mylib -E 'say for @INC'
/home/david/some/library/path
...
DESCRIPTION
The "ylib" module adds paths to @INC from a configuration file named
".mylib" in which each line represents a library path. The ".mylib" file
can be either in the current directory and/or in the user's home
directory. It is equivalent to calling 'use lib' on each path.
Note: "ylib" will issue a warning if a path in ".mylib" can't be found.
USAGE
Occasionally, it's useful to customize @INC on a per-directory basis
without changing the global "PERL5LIB" environment variable. For
example, when developing or testing code that requires uninstalled code
in an adjacent directory, one could create a ".mylib" file that adds the
necessary path.
For example, consider this directory tree with two Perl distributions,
Foo-Bar and Baz-Bam:
~/projects/
Foo-Bar/
Baz-Bam/
The code in Foo-Bar depends on code in Baz-Bam. So in Foo-Bar, create a
".mylib" file with the appropriate path:
$ cd Foo-Bar
$ echo '../Baz-Bam/lib' > .mylib
$ perl -Mylib Build.PL
$ Build && Build test
That's easier and shorter than using "PERL5LIB" on the command line, and
it scales better as the number of libraries increases.
In the example above, the "Build" script preserve @INC including the
effect of "-Mylib" when it was created. This is not the case with
"Makefile.PL" or "prove", in which case, "PERL5OPT" might be an
alternative approach for using "-Mylib":
$ export PERL5OPT=-Mylib
$ prove
SUPPORT
Bugs / Feature Requests
Please report any bugs or feature requests through the issue tracker at
<https://github.com/dagolden/ylib/issues>. You will be notified
automatically of any progress on your issue.
Source Code
This is open source software. The code repository is available for
public review and contribution under the terms of the license.
<https://github.com/dagolden/ylib>
git clone https://github.com/dagolden/ylib.git
AUTHOR
David Golden <dagolden@cpan.org>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is Copyright (c) 2014 by David Golden.
This is free software, licensed under:
The Apache License, Version 2.0, January 2004