Hi Alex, On Wed, 8 Oct 2014 19:59:12 +0200 Alex Becker <asb.c...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi! > > When creating the base for a new CPAN module using h2xs (e.g. with the > command h2xs -b 5.10 -XA -n Super::Duper::Module), there is a lib folder > created. First of all, you should not use h2xs, but rather Dist-Zilla or Module-Starter ( https://metacpan.org/release/Module-Starter ). > > In this lib folder, the name space is mirrored by a directory tree (e.g. > lib/Super/Duper/Module.ppm). > > Now, while browsing CPAN, I noticed some older modules not having a lib > folder. Yes, and it's a bad idea. > > So, I personally like the lib folder because it's easy to identify where > the module's code resides. > > But, is there any other advantage? Or to ask in another fashion: is it > recommended to use a lib folder and if yes, why? > Using a lib folder makes everything ordered and nice, and allows you to do perl -Mblib or sometimes perl -Ilib / etc. and is good for good measure. NEVER Scatter your modules elsewhere. Regards, Shlomi Fish -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Beginners Site for the Vim text editor - http://vim.begin-site.org/ To have bugs is human; to find them — divine. Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply . -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
