importing an class from the same directory in Perl

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i have a directory with main.pl and Product.pl. in the main.pl i try to import the Product class but the execution fails when i run perl main.pl complaining that cant locate Product.pm in @INC. My directory is not in the @INC list. How can i fix this?

The duplicate question's answers don't really answer this, so my answer is to use [lib::relative](https://metacpan.org/pod/lib::relative) or the mechanism described in its docs. — Grinnz, Dec 02 '19 at 16:53

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 30 '19 at 00:04

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Create a local subdirectory, name it lib and put your module file there. On newer Perls you must tell Perl to include that local directory to @INC, either by adding it to PERL5LIB (environment variable) somehow, or by adding

use lib qw( . );

to the script that wants to load that module. If you are paranoid you can also use an absolute path.

answered Nov 30 '19 at 00:04

Holli

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No, they want the script's directory, not the CWD. – ikegami Nov 30 '19 at 03:52

Polar Bear · Answer 2 · 2019-11-30T00:16:20.350

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You already got some help in complain that module's filename should end in .pm. Now you need to look for the purpose of variable PERL5LIB=???.

PERL5LIB

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answered Nov 30 '19 at 00:04

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importing an class from the same directory in Perl

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