How can I install specialized environments for different Perl applications?

Question

Is there anything equivalent or close in terms of functionality to Python\'s virtualenv, but for Perl?

I\'ve done some development in Python and a possibility of having

Answer 1

There's a tool called local::lib that wraps up all of the work for you, much like virtualenv. It will:

• Set up @INC in the process where it's used.
• Set PERL5LIB and other such things for child processes.
• Set the right variables to convince CPAN, MakeMaker, Module::Build, etc. to install libraries and store configuration in a local directory.
• Set PATH so that installed binaries can be found.
• Print environment variables to stdout when used from the commandline so that you can put eval $(perl -Mlocal::lib) in your .profile and then mostly forget about it.