How do I change the @INC variable to use BioPerl

Question

I have successfully (I think) installed BioPerl. When I try to use the objects I get an error "cannot locate Bio.seq.pm in @INC ....."

The "build" programs put everything in the "download" directory.I am having trouble moving the files to /usr/bin and suspect that maybe adding the "download" directory to the @INC paths might be easier.
help please...john

Answer 1

@INC is defined when perl is compiled and it is embedded in the binary code.

The @inc array can be changed by modifying the PERL5LIB variable, from the command line, like so:

export PERL5LIB=/home/foobar/code

You can add this to .bashrc or .bash_profile(the preferred location) to make this permanent

Additionally, you can use the following in your script code:

use lib '/home/foobar/code';