Re^3: Including files

Let me get this straight:

~/abc/moo.pl
~/abc/cow.pm
~/zyx/cow.pm
current directory is ~/zyx

moo.pl has:

use cow
use lib 'cow'

When i execute moo.pl, . is set to ~/zyx, so:

use cow means ~/zyx/cow.pm
use lib 'cow' means ~/abc/cow.pm

Did i get it right that, basically, there is a difference between the "current" directory and the directory of the pl file. Or, put another way, if i keep all my project files in the same directory, like we do during development, and the directory may change, and the directory i execute it from may change, "use lib" will work "as expected".

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Re^4: Including files by jdporter (Paladin) on Dec 09, 2011 at 14:38 UTC
Did i get it right that No. Read lib. `use lib 'cow';` is the standard, clean alternative to `unshift @INC, 'cow';` It adds a directory to the search locations; it does not identify or pull in any files into the current program. if i keep all my project files in the same directory, ... "use lib" will work "as expected". No; if you do that, then you never need `use lib ...` at all, for the simple reason that `'.'` is in @INC by default. I reckon we are the only monastery ever to have a dungeon stuffed with 16,000 zombies.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^5: Including files by chacham (Prior) on Dec 13, 2011 at 20:42 UTC
Please give an example. I would like to get this clear.	[reply]