my $libDir = "/home/avarus/perl/myPackages/"; use lib "$libDir"; #### use lib "/home/avarus/perl/myPackages/"; use test; # works #### use lib "/home/avarus/perl/myPackages/"; my $packageName = "test"; use $packageName; # does not work, segfaults #### my $objName = "foo"; my $testObj = new $objName();