this is about installing packages locally, but making them visible globally.

Almost, its about installing them locally and making them visible without extra typing -- what you should be doing

I've no problem installing locally

I think you do have a problem because it looks like you're not using the INSTALL_BASE method; there is a site_perl in your $HOME/perl5

If what you've got is a whole perl installation in your $HOME/perl5 then don't mess with PERL5LIB simply call the correct perl, like $HOME/perl5/bin/perl myapp.pl .... and all those directories will be in @INC already

Or simply use the correct shebang in myapp.pl like #!/h/o/m/e/perl5/bin/perl --

In reply to Re^3: Why does PERL5LIB need to be so verbose? ( shebang ) by Anonymous Monk
in thread Why does PERL5LIB need to be so verbose? by kiz

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