Push local lib paths to @INC array

hacksics has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi everyone,
Is there any way to push a variable to @INC array in perl. I've noted if the full path is given then it accepts but a variable is given then it ignores,
Ex:

push @INC, "/home/user_x/custom_libs"; # working 

my $LIB_PATH = "/home/user_x/custom_libs"; 
push @INC, $LIB_PATH; # not working
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Thanks,

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Re: Push local lib paths to @INC array by chromatic (Archbishop) on Dec 25, 2008 at 17:32 UTC
How do you know it's "not working"? Print the contents of `@INC` before and after the push, and you'll see that it is (or you have a broken Perl installation). Note, however, that if you want to modify `@INC` before loading a module with use, you need to put the modifications in a `BEGIN` block -- and that includes setting the value of the variable.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Push local lib paths to @INC array by hacksics (Initiate) on Dec 25, 2008 at 18:40 UTC
Ya, Thanks, It is working fine inside a BEGIN block (both variable assignment and push statement)	[reply]
Re: Push local lib paths to @INC array by jwkrahn (Abbot) on Dec 25, 2008 at 17:32 UTC
Use the lib pragma to add paths to @INC.	[reply]
Re: Push local lib paths to @INC array by vlsimpson (Beadle) on Dec 25, 2008 at 18:04 UTC
I use 'use lib' (sorry) in combination with 'FindBin' with a Perl/Tk app I'm working on., `use FindBin; use lib $FindBin::Bin . '/lib';` [download] FindBin documentation	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Push local lib paths to @INC array by zrajm (Beadle) on Feb 17, 2009 at 19:24 UTC
Also see FindBin is broken (RE: How do I get the full path to the script executing?) regarding the use or non-use of FindBin.	[reply]
Re: Push local lib paths to @INC array by gube (Parson) on Dec 26, 2008 at 21:22 UTC
If your application has many modules and many scripts lets say 100, instead adding these lines in each and every file and model class, you can export simply in command prompt while running the script. In linux terminal `export PERL5LIB=/home/gubendran/dashboard/trunk/lib/` This will work till you close the terminal. This avoid adding code in each and every script and you can change the library path anytime.	[reply] [d/l]