ylib - Add paths to @INC from a config file

This documentation describes version 0.002.

   # in .mylib file
   /home/david/some/library/path

   # from the command line
   $ perl -Mylib -E 'say for @INC'
   /home/david/some/library/path
   ...

The ylib module adds paths to @INC from a configuration file named .mylib in which each line represents a library path. The .mylib file can be either in the current directory and/or in the user's home directory. It is equivalent to calling 'use lib' on each path.

Note: ylib will issue a warning if a path in .mylib can't be found.

Occasionally, it's useful to customize @INC on a per-directory basis without changing the global PERL5LIB environment variable. For example, when developing or testing code that requires uninstalled code in an adjancent directory, one could create a .mylib file that adds the necessary path.

For example, consider this directory tree with two Perl distributions, Foo-Bar and Baz-Bam:

   ~/projects/
       Foo-Bar/
       Baz-Bam/

The code in Foo-Bar depends on code in Baz-Bam. So in Foo-Bar, create a .mylib file with the appropriate path:

   $ cd Foo-Bar
   $ echo '../Baz-Bam/lib' > .mylib
   $ perl -Mylib Build.PL
   $ Build && Build test

That's easier and shorter than using PERL5LIB on the command line, and it scales better as the number of libraries increases.

In the example above, the Build script preserve @INC including the effect of -Mylib when it was created. This is not the case with Makefile.PL or prove, in which case, PERL5OPT might be an alternative approach for using -Mylib:

   $ export PERL5OPT=-Mylib
   $ prove

Please report any bugs or feature requests using the CPAN Request Tracker web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/Dist/Display.html?Queue=ylib

When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.

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David A. Golden (DAGOLDEN)

Copyright (c) 2009 by David A. Golden. All rights reserved.

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