Re: using perl plug-ins

think of it like so..... your directory structure

home              ........your home dir
     test.pl      ........the script your running
     Plug-Ins     ........the folder you made
          Find.pm ........the module you added
          More    ........and another folder
               More.pm....and another module
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in test.pl

     use Plug-Ins::Find;
     use Plug-Ins::More::More;
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If the module is not installed think of 'use' as the path to where the module you want to use is located.. This is useful only in a descending folder structure.

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Re^2: using perl plug-ins by fishbot_v2 (Chaplain) on Feb 19, 2006 at 15:20 UTC
If you do something like this, remember that `Plug-Ins` is not a valid package name. Also, remember that the file that you use has to think that it is defining a package called "Plugin::Find", not just "Find". The file will be required, but the package will not be `import()`ed, unless the OP edits his modules to use the new qualified package name. This solution also assumes that `"."` (the CWD) is in the OP @INC, and that the OP will only ever run it from that directory. The best solution is just to `use lib`, though, with a full qualified path: `use lib '/some/dir/Plug-Ins/'; use Find;` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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Re^2: using perl plug-ins
by fishbot_v2 (Chaplain) on Feb 19, 2006 at 15:20 UTC

If you do something like this, remember that Plug-Ins is not a valid package name. Also, remember that the file that you use has to think that it is defining a package called "Plugin::Find", not just "Find". The file will be required, but the package will not be import()ed, unless the OP edits his modules to use the new qualified package name.

This solution also assumes that "." (the CWD) is in the OP @INC, and that the OP will only ever run it from that directory.

The best solution is just to use lib, though, with a full qualified path:

use lib '/some/dir/Plug-Ins/';
use Find;
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