my $tt = Template->new( INCLUDE_PATH => '/some/path', COMPILE_DIR => '/other/path', COMPILE_EXT => '.compiled', ); my $file = 'foo.tt'; my $data = { foo => 42 }; $tt->process( $file, $data ) or die $tt->error; # Template will be compiled and cached at '/other/path/foo.tt.compiled' # and that file will be used until '/some/path/foo.tt' changes