How can I add a directory to the Perl library path at the system level?

Question

On a standard linux set up, where can I add a directory to the @INC variable?

In the /etc/profile file, I added:

 export PERLLIB=$PERLLIB:/foo/bar
 export PERL5LIB=$PERL5LIB:/foo/bar

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You just answered your own question. What are you looking for other than that? — Ether, Mar 25 '10 at 19:34
You only need to do PERL5LIB - PERLLIB is a fallback should PERL5LIB not be defined (and defining both IMHO causes confusion) — justintime, Mar 27 '10 at 12:53
[Want to know how @INC is constructed?](http://stackoverflow.com/a/2526809/150371) — raksja, Feb 28 '13 at 00:35

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 22 '12 at 15:18

You might also need to source your ~/.bashrc so that it rebuilds your environment, or log out and log back in, before this change takes effect. At least this would be required if you made that change in your local ~/.bash_profile instead of system wide.

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 25 '10 at 23:20

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If you want every Perl script to have the additional library paths, you can re-compile Perl and specify the extra directories as part of the setup. Other than that, you're stuck with the ad hoc methods as you describe.

answered Mar 25 '10 at 23:20

brian d foy

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Rebuilding Perl sounds a bit of an overkill just to get an extra library in @INC – justintime Mar 28 '10 at 09:54
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You only need to rebuild it if you want it to be there without having to do anything else. Otherwise, just use PERL5LIB. – brian d foy Mar 28 '10 at 18:30

score -3 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 16 '18 at 12:30

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Below command helps to fix this issue. use lib "/usr/print";

answered Feb 16 '18 at 12:30

Dinesh S

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How can I add a directory to the Perl library path at the system level?

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