NAME
only::latest - Always use the latest version of a module in @INC
VERSION
This document describes version 0.01 of only::latest, released November 4, 2003.
SYNOPSIS
use lib "/some/dir";
use only::latest;
use DBI; # use "/some/dir/DBI.pm" only if it's newer than system'sDESCRIPTION
This module is for people with separately-maintained INC directories containing overlapping modules, who wishes to always use the latest version of a module, regardless of the directory it is in.
If you use or require a module living in more than one directory, the one with the highest $VERSION is preferred, and its directory will be tried first during the next time. If there is a tie, the first-tried one is used.
The implementation puts a hook in front of @INC; this means it should come after all use lib statements.
If you wish to limit this module to some specific targets, list them as the import arguments, like this:
use only::latest qw(CGI CGI::Fast);
use DBI; # not affectedAUTHORS
Autrijus Tang <autrijus@autrijus.org>
Part of code derived from ExtUtils::MM_Unix.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2003 by Autrijus Tang <autrijus@autrijus.org>.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.