Re: PERL5LIB different than 'use lib'

which, unfortunately, and contrary to the explanation in perlrun, isn't the same

Yes it is, it is exactly the same.


D:\>perl -Mlib=TEST -le"print for @INC
TEST
D:/Perl/site/lib
D:/Perl/lib
.

D:\>set PERL5LIB=TEST

D:\>perl -le"print for @INC
TEST
D:/Perl/site/lib
D:/Perl/lib
.
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http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/blob?f=lib/lib_pm.PL

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Re^2: PERL5LIB different than 'use lib' by tilly (Archbishop) on May 07, 2009 at 23:34 UTC
See my response above to almut. While your Perl doesn't show it, mine shows a hardcoded difference in the behavior of PERL5LIB and use lib. And therefore there is every reason to believe saintmike's description.	[reply]