Re: Changing @INC path detail

[dynamo]

use lib is the Right way to do it, but you can also do it the same way you manipulate any other array:

my $override_lib_path = "/usr/local/Perl/5.8.6/whatever";
my $backup_lib_path = "/lastresort/path/to/lib";

# look in $override_lib_path first
unshift @INC, $override_lib_path;

# look in $backup_lib_path last if
#  no match for a module name is found first
push @INC, $backup_lib_path;

Good luck.

[moritz]

You have to take care that you fold that into a BEGIN block, because use is evaluated at compile time.

If you have a script like this:

# modify @INC
use Some::Module;

the use is evaluated before the # modify @ING line.

You see, it's not as easy at it looks, which is why use lib $path; is recommended. (It checks for duplicate entries in @INC as well, which is another advantage).