Installing packages

[GezH]

Hello all.

I'm using CPAN to install packages. Once I've done so, I write a small script to test them, and Perl doesn't seem to have any idea that they're there, or where they are. How do I tell Perl where to look for the new packages installed?

Thanks.

 

[KevinADC]

You shouldn't have to tell perl where to look for modules unless you are installing them to a user directory instead of perls default library director(ies). Maybe more detail on how you are installing modules will help someone come up with a suggestion for you.

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[GezH]

Fair enough! Cpan.pm is downloading and installing modules, into a user directory as you mentioned above. So perl says "can't find xxx.pm in @INC" and lists all the directories it looks in, but of course my user directory isn't there.

 

[Kirsle]

Use the lib module to add your own directories to the search path.

i.e.

use lib "/home/whoever/lib";
use lib "./lib"; # if you have a lib folder next to your pl scritp

# etc...

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