NAME
lib::tiny - use lib, without having to use memory by loading Config
VERSION
This document describes lib::tiny version 0.7
SYNOPSIS
use lib::tiny @list;
no lib::tiny @list;DESCRIPTION
This module simply adds and removes the given (existant on add) paths as-is to/from @INC in the same manner as lib but in a '::Tiny' manner.
The idea is this: lib.pm has to load the entire %Config and only uses 3 small variables from it.
As far as I can tell Config still gets use()d in lib even if perl was compiled with PERL_BUILD_EXPAND_CONFIG_VARS
Also the assumption is that if you are using this to shave off a bit of memory (appx 200K +/- over 'use lib') then you are probably not interested in the arch/version/inc_version_list alternate paths anyway.
That being the case it doesn't bother with them since it'd require Config and also more memory for File::Spec.
For the same reason we don't have a @lib::tiny::ORIG_INC copy
If you are interested in those things just use lib instead.
METHODS
import()
Is used when you:
use lib::tiny @list;unimport()
Is used when you:
no lib::tiny @list;CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT
lib::tiny requires no configuration files or environment variables.
DEPENDENCIES
None.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
None reported.
SEE ALSO
lib::findbin, lib::tiny::findbin
BUGS AND LIMITATIONS
No bugs have been reported.
Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-lib-tiny@rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org.
A NOTE ABOUT TINY MEMORY
Here are some quick tests to showing how it uses over 50% less memory than use lib; (at least at this moment on this machine, your mileage may vary obviously)
multivac:~ dmuey$ perl -le 'print `ps u -p $$`;'
USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TT STAT STARTED TIME COMMAND
dmuey 12815 0.0 0.1 601232 1172 s001 S+ 5:07PM 0:00.01 perl -le print `ps u -p $$`;
multivac:~ dmuey$ perl -le 'use lib "/tmp";print `ps u -p $$`;'
USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TT STAT STARTED TIME COMMAND
dmuey 12817 2.7 0.1 601232 1544 s001 S+ 5:08PM 0:00.01 perl -le use lib "/tmp";print `ps u -p $$`;
multivac:~ dmuey$ perl -le 'use lib::tiny "/tmp";print `ps u -p $$`;'
USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TT STAT STARTED TIME COMMAND
dmuey 12819 0.0 0.1 601232 1360 s001 S+ 5:08PM 0:00.01 perl -le use lib::tiny "/tmp";print `ps u -p $$`;
multivac:~ dmuey$ perl -le 'print 1544 - 1172;'
372
multivac:~ dmuey$ perl -le 'print 1360 - 1172;'
188
multivac:~ dmuey$ perl -le 'print ((188/372)*100);'
50.5376344086022
multivac:~ dmuey$TODO
If there is great demand we may:
- Do the archtype/version/inc_version_list dir structure without needing Config or File::Spec?
-
or at least a mechanism to pass the data and have it done?
THANKS
To Adam Kennedy for the helpful feedback to make this module actually fit in the '::Tiny' spec.
AUTHOR
Daniel Muey <http://drmuey.com/cpan_contact.pl>
LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2008, Daniel Muey <http://drmuey.com/cpan_contact.pl>. All rights reserved.
This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See perlartistic.
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