Including modules exclusively for testing with ExtUtils::MakeMaker

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

I'm trying to wrap up some modules to put on CPAN, but I'm having some difficulty configuring ExtUtils::MakeMaker correctly.

I've got a module, Point, that's used in my test files, but not in the main part of the codebase. I'd like it to be included when running tests, but not be part of the general installation.

I've googled around some, and read the documentation and source of ExtUtils::MakeMaker, but to no avail. Is there a canonical way to include these kinds of files?

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Re: Including modules exclusively for testing with ExtUtils::MakeMaker by jeffa (Bishop) on Mar 26, 2015 at 22:47 UTC
I put such modules into `t/lib` ... for example: https://github.com/jeffa/DesignPatterns-Perl/tree/master/t/lib jeffa L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L-- -R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B-- H---H---H---H---H---H--- (the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Including modules exclusively for testing with ExtUtils::MakeMaker by lackita (Sexton) on Mar 26, 2015 at 22:56 UTC
How do you configure ExtUtils::MakeMaker to find those libraries. I just tried moving it there, but then I just get a bunch of failures when I run make test.	[reply]
Re^3: Including modules exclusively for testing with ExtUtils::MakeMaker by jeffa (Bishop) on Mar 26, 2015 at 23:00 UTC
That's the point. I don't. Instead, i configure my tests to find the libs: https://github.com/jeffa/DesignPatterns-Perl/blob/master/t/101-abstract-factory.t In this case, it is line 7 that finds the libs: use lib 't/lib'; jeffa L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L-- -R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B-- H---H---H---H---H---H--- (the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Including modules exclusively for testing with ExtUtils::MakeMaker by lackita (Sexton) on Mar 26, 2015 at 23:38 UTC
Re^3: Including modules exclusively for testing with ExtUtils::MakeMaker by Anonymous Monk on Mar 27, 2015 at 00:44 UTC
cough in case its run as `perl DesignPatterns-Perl/t/101-abstract-factory.t` you could instead write `use File::FindLib 'lib';` [download] or `use FindBin qw($Bin); use lib "$Bin/lib";` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: Including modules exclusively for testing with ExtUtils::MakeMaker by jeffa (Bishop) on Mar 27, 2015 at 15:55 UTC