I'm installing modules on a shared web server. I've read the tutorials in the tutorials section on installing modules. Both recommend installing modules beneath your home directory (in a shared environment) like so: 
$ perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=~/lib LIB=~/lib

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So say I want to install module XYZ that has dependencies. Sure I could install them into my ~/lib directory, but I could be installing modules all day at that rate, and eating up space too. (I've been prompted to install libwww-perl before when I know it exists... just not in my home directory) My other option is to leave out LIB all together and let perl look in the default locations. The modules could be there, but they may not.

Is it possible to provide multiple paths to LIB? Say I want the Makefile to look in my ~/lib directory first, then if it's not found to look in the standard locations. then of course if the dependant module exists in neither path I simply install it in my ~/lib directory.

Thanks

In reply to Install Modules using multiple LIB paths by Anonymous Monk

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