Re: [MacPerl] Where modules go?

[John Mignault <mignault@nytimes.com>]

On 11/6/98 at 7:32 AM, w e b s l a v e <PPRODOEHL@qgraph.com> shipped these bits:

>Hmmm, I had thought extra modules go in the lib folder, is this wrong?
>Is the site_perl folder something I have to create? What about duplicates,
>etc...?
It's not created by default. Maybe it should be. site_perl is where locally installed modules are supposed to reside, though (as mentioned below) "site_perl" is the conventional name. It's actually the default name suggested by the "Configure" script when installing Perl on Unixish boxen.

>Can someone explain site_perl? I think I missed the boat on this one!
>From The Book (<http://yggdrasil.com/~rdm/MP/310.Extensibility.html#04>, in this case):

> When MacPerl looks for a module, it looks in the folders specified in
> the Libraries Preferences (found under the Edit menu). Specificially, it
> examines the folders in the specified order, checking for the
> requested module. Naming conflicts are not an issue for MacPerl (it
> just grabs the first match it finds), but programmers must keep them
> in mind. 
>
> Create a new folder (conventionally named site_perl) for storing
> locally-added modules. Then, in the Preferences dialog, add the
> folder to MacPerl's search list by clicking on Add Path and selecting
> the directory.8 
>

And that footnote reads:
>If you name the folder site_perl and put it in the MacPerl folder, you
>do not need to add it to your preferences, as that folder name is
>specially added for you. But, when you upgrade your version of
>MacPerl, don't forget to retain a copy of the folder!

On the Mac, I used to keep my site_perl folder outside the MacPerl folder hierarchy, since I didn't have to remember to move it in and out when installing new versions. But then I had to remember to add it to the prefs. Six of one, half dozen of the other. Now I just practice the First Great Virtue and keep it in the MacPerl folder.

j

>tia
>
>Pete
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