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blib

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Updated: perl 5.004, patch 04
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blib - Use MakeMaker's uninstalled version of a package

 perl -Mblib script [args...]

 perl -Mblib=dir script [args...]

Looks for MakeMaker-like 'blib' directory structure starting in dir (or current directory) and working back up to five levels of `..'.

Intended for use on command line with -M option as a way of testingarbitary scripts against an uninstalled version of a package.

However it is possible to :

 use blib;  or  use blib '..';

etc. if you really must.

Pollutes global name space for development only task.

Nick Ing-Simmons nikAATTtiuk.ti.com

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