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http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/BOBTFISH/Catalyst-Runtime-5.80031/t/live_catalyst_test.t 
use FindBin;
use lib "$FindBin::Bin/lib";

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Your "question" is really long and information dense, I hope I got the answer right :)

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Re^2: Do Pure Perl CPAN packages really need to use ExtUtils::Command::MM?
by ELISHEVA (Prior) on Feb 18, 2011 at 02:27 UTC

    Thanks. However, that is essentially option A: bite the bullet. It would have to go in every single test file and every single set up script. If I am going to use ExtUtils::Command::MM to back my makefile, I either need

    • A compelling argument for why a makefile backed by Module::Build is not good enough. There is no need for Find::Bin+use lib when Module::Build backs the makefile. If it really is not good enough, I would be willing to bite the bullet.
    • A solution that does not require me to hardcode Find::Bin + use lib in file after file. Eliya has proposed one solution but there are still some outstanding portability questions.
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      If I am going to use ExtUtils::Command::MM to back my makefile, I either need: A compelling argument for why a makefile backed by Module::Build is not good enough.

      Hmm, so you're writing your own Makefile (no .PL)? That is the worst of all solutions :) --Module::Build::Compat (see Module::Build users -- please use the "traditional" create_makefile_pl option) ++Module::Install

      A solution that does not require me to hardcode Find::Bin + use lib in file after file. Eliya has proposed one solution but there are still some outstanding portability questions

      Why is that a painful/unpleasant/unavoidable solution? You only have to do it once. You don't even have to do it manually :) You can make it part of your template or automate it

      There is even use inc 'Plagger'; which you can use outside of Module::Install

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        No I am decidedly NOT writing my own makefile. I want to use the 'small' option of Module::Build::Compat - that generates a makefile that is backed by Module::Build. There is no need to go splattering FindBin/use lib all over if you use Module::Build. That was option B. Give me a little credit here :-)

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