Dear monks

I have a need -- why so is a subject for another node -- for using separate CPANPLUS configurations (lets call them custom). Reading very old FAQ I found a note to define PERL5_CPANPLUS_CONFIG environment variable pointing to the config file.

However, for a long time it doesn't work. The appropriate RT ticket sends to CPANPLUS::Configure's save sub documentation:

Please follow the directions outlined in CPANPLUS::Configure->save or use the 's save' command in the default shell to use custom config files.

The instructions say how to write custom configuration, but nothing on reading it... The mentioned tickets also gives another hint:

Since 0.07x we have a new config file system that scans your @INC and homedir for config files

That was the time to use strace. Unfortunately, it showed that the order is just the opposite: first ~/.cpanplus/lib is searched (lets call it a user config), then @INC. So I can use custom config in current dir (which is in @INC) only when no user configuration is present.

To the question: what is the "right" way to use custom CPANPLUS configurations without removing user's one?

In reply to CPANPLUS custom configurations by przemo

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