in reply to Howto set path for local package in a Perl code

Hard to tell what's wrong in line 10 when all you show us are lines 1-4. Anyway this line 
use lib "home/neversaint/MyPerl/src/mypackage.pm";

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should read 
use lib "/home/neversaint/MyPerl/src";
use mypackage;

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The arguments for use lib are paths, not files.

Also, you shouldn't name your modules in all lower case. That's reserved for pragmas.


holli, /regexed monk/

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Re^2: Howto set path for local package in a Perl code
by neversaint (Deacon) on Jun 01, 2006 at 10:22 UTC
    Dear holli,

    Thanks so much for the reply, however after following your suggestion with this header in mycode.pl 
    use strict;
use warnings;
use lib "/home/neversaint/MyPerl/src";
use MYPACKAGE;

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    what I get is this... 
    ~/MyPerl/src $ perl -c src/mycode.pl 

# gives

Can't locate MYPACKAGE.pm in @INC (@INC contains: home/neversaint/MyPe
+rl/src /home/neversaint/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-m
+ulti/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi

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    In MYPACKAGE.pm what I have is this: 
    # plain header nothing here...
# straight go to the functions....

sub some_func { 
# do sth; 
return $soth }

1;

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    Although I have no problem at all running mycode.pl in src/ directory : ~/MyPerl $ perl mycode.pl someparam

    Did I still miss anything?

    ---
    neversaint and everlastingly indebted.......
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      Can't locate MYPACKAGE.pm in @INC (@INC contains: home/neversaint/MyPerl/src /home/neversaint/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi

      That error message still gives the path without the leading slash. Which makes me think that perhaps you haven't edited the file successfully to correct that.

      --
      <http://dave.org.uk>

      "The first rule of Perl club is you do not talk about Perl club."
      -- Chip Salzenberg

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      neversaint, try this code.
      This is for you script file 'mycode.plx' 
      # In script file named: mycode.plx
use strict;
use warnings;
use diagnostics; # This just gives you more info.

use lib '/home/neversaint/MyPerl/src';
use MyPackage;

# Now the rest of your code.

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      This is for your package file 'MyPackage.pm' 
      # In MyPackage.pm 
package MyPackage;
use strict;
use warnings;
use diagnostics;

sub some_function
{
  print("My some function");
}

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      Now here is the important part. The use statement, the file name, and the package declaration MUST all be in the same case.
      • Use statement: use MyPackage;
      • File Name: MyPackage.pm
      • Package statement: package MyPackage;
      Kristofer Hoch
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