I've been hearing good things about local::lib lately, and would like to give it a try, but after looking at its docs I'm still having a difficult time understanding what it provides and how to use it.

Does it create what is effectively another site_perl for me in my home directory (by default, ~/perl5)?

After I start up my cpanp shell, do I have to tell it anything special for it to automatically install modules into my ~/perl5? How about when using cpan and/or cpanminus?

In my own scripts, when I wish to use modules installed into my ~/perl5, do I simply put use lib /home/myname/perl5; into my script, or am I supposed to use local::lib here in some way?

Are there any environment variables I need to set for local::lib to work properly?

Note: it looks as if local::lib can also be used to programmatically install modules from within a script, but I don't believe I'm asking about that.

In reply to Help understanding what local::lib does and how to use it. by Anonymous Monk

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