Strawberry Perl can't find a module installed at a non-standard location

LittleJack has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I need to test what happens when a module is installed at a non-standard location.

So I installed HTML::Template using:

cpanm -l "C:/Users/Me/SecretModules" HTML::Template
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And installation was successful.

When I go to use it (from Eclipse), like this:

Package::DummyModule;

use lib 'C:/Users/Me/SecretModules/lib/perl5';

use Text::HTML;
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It says that it can't find the module:


Can't locate Text/HTML.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Text::H
+TML module) (@INC contains: C:/Users/Me/SecretModules/lib/perl5/MSWin
+32-x64-multi-thread [etc]
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So I'm confused. The module is installed at C:/Users/Me/SecretModules/lib/perl5 and there's a packlist file in C:/Users/Me/SecretModules/lib/perl5/MSWin32-x64-multi-thread/auto — but why can't Strawberry Perl find the module? Why does it automatically append the multi-thread directory? Can I install in such a way that it's non-multi-thread compatible?

TIA

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Re: Strawberry Perl can't find a module installed at a non-standard location by LanX (Saint) on Aug 08, 2022 at 00:12 UTC
> So I installed HTML::Template using: ... > use Text::HTML You've installed HTML::Template, but you are trying to use Text::HTML, which apparently doesn't even exist on CPAN. :) Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery}	[reply]
Re^2: Strawberry Perl can't find a module installed at a non-standard location by LittleJack (Beadle) on Aug 08, 2022 at 01:10 UTC
Oh my god the shame. In my defence it's Monday morning where I am and I had not had my coffee. How do I deleted?! No seriously, thanks.	[reply]
Re^3: Strawberry Perl can't find a module installed at a non-standard location by kcott (Archbishop) on Aug 08, 2022 at 02:23 UTC
"How do I deleted?!" Actually you don't. See "How do I change/delete my post?" for more about that. Don't worry too much about what you did. We've all probably done similar things at one time or another; I certainly have. — Ken	[reply]
Re^4: Strawberry Perl can't find a module installed at a non-standard location by Fletch (Bishop) on Aug 08, 2022 at 15:59 UTC
Re^3: Strawberry Perl can't find a module installed at a non-standard location (Perl Monks Boo-boos References) by eyepopslikeamosquito (Archbishop) on Aug 09, 2022 at 01:24 UTC
Celebrating boo-boos is part of the quirky humour and culture that makes this site fun. I still remember Re: Re: Re: xp nodelet behaves strange where zetetes of Switzerland got pranked on April 1. Though zetetes hasn't visited us for 14 years, he remains famous and revered at Perl Monks for his part in this classic April Fools prank. Hopefully, it won't take 14 years for you to see the funny side of posting before drinking your Monday morning coffee. :) References Added Later Re: Re^5: xp nodelet behaves strange by zetetes of Switzerland (Apr 1, 2004) Re^2: Strawberry Perl can't find a module installed at a non-standard location by LittleJack (Aug 2022) Re^3: Problems with special characters in Linux file names by EigenFunctions (Sep 2022) Super Search confused? by afoken (Oct 2023) - my reply contains other references on this topic See Also Re^2: The Highest Rated Node of All Time (Experience Point References and Pranks) Re^7: Perl Golf Ethics (sad example of being unable to laugh at yourself when you make a boo-boo) Updated: Minor changes to wording. Added References Added Later section.	[reply]

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