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The "official" way for data files is File::ShareDir / File::ShareDir::Install ...

The old official way is File::Spec->rel2abs(__FILE__)

... there is File::FindLib ... since FindBin is broken

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Re^4: Tutorial on making a proper module?
by choroba (Cardinal) on Jan 14, 2016 at 09:56 UTC
    Is it still broken? This reply to the discussion you linked to hints otherwise. 
    ($q=q:Sq=~/;[c](.)(.)/;chr(-||-|5+lengthSq)`"S|oS2"`map{chr |+ord
}map{substrSq`S_+|`|}3E|-|`7**2-3:)=~y+S|`+$1,++print+eval$q,q,a,

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      yes, like said there, still broken on all the old perls.... findbin isn't on cpan , findbin is only in perl, its not dual lived, thus all the old ones are broken
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Re^4: Tutorial on making a proper module?
by Cody Fendant (Hermit) on Jan 14, 2016 at 06:13 UTC

    OK that's more complex than I was hoping for, but that's very helpful, thanks.

    I might just stuff them into scalars and add another module to return them for the time being. Don't judge me!

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