Simple Question about use @INC

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Re: Simple Question about use @INC by blazar (Canon) on May 23, 2005 at 10:27 UTC
You can use `@INC` just like any other array and do that manually, if you wish. But you'd better `use lib;` [download] for that!	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Simple Question about use @INC by webchalkboard (Scribe) on May 23, 2005 at 10:41 UTC
Thanks that sounds familiar, that's what I needed. Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous. - Confucius WebChalkboard.com \| For the love of art...	[reply]
Re^2: Simple Question about use @INC by jpeg (Chaplain) on May 23, 2005 at 12:08 UTC
why? what's different? -- jpg	[reply]
Re^3: Simple Question about use @INC by holli (Abbot) on May 23, 2005 at 12:11 UTC
You will have to put the altering of @INC into a BEGIN{}-block. Otherwise it will happen at runtime and therefore be rather useless. Also, `use lib qw(path);` looks nicer. holli, /regexed monk/	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Simple Question about use @INC by holli (Abbot) on May 23, 2005 at 10:30 UTC
`BEGIN{ push @INC, "path"; }` or `use lib qw(path);` holli, /regexed monk/	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Simple Question about use @INC by ihb (Deacon) on May 26, 2005 at 08:03 UTC
Note that lib.pm `unshift()`s the path, and also removes any duplicate entries. `ihb` See perltoc if you don't know which perldoc to read!	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Simple Question about use @INC by polettix (Vicar) on May 23, 2005 at 10:32 UTC
`use`lib`, Luke...` Flavio (perl -e 'print(scalar(reverse("\nti.xittelop\@oivalf")))') Don't fool yourself.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Simple Question about use @INC by aukjan (Friar) on May 23, 2005 at 12:31 UTC
Or you can always set your PERL5LIB environment variable... :) .:\| If it can't be fixed .. Don't break it \|:.	[reply]
Re: Simple Question about use @INC by kprasanna_79 (Hermit) on May 23, 2005 at 10:58 UTC
Hello Webchalkboard, I usually do this way to push my path to @INC. I think this helps u. And also i have seen in many samples codes and web examples using this way. `BEGIN { unshift @INC,"path"; }` [download] Please ignore typos... --Prasanna.K	[reply] [d/l]