The latest articles on DEV Community by j1n3l0 (@j1n3l0). https://dev.to/j1n3l0 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F147709%2F508469bc-88ea-4912-808a-2640e0ecfb91.jpeg https://dev.to/j1n3l0 en j1n3l0 Thu, 27 Aug 2020 14:54:40 +0000 https://dev.to/j1n3l0/specify-a-file-as-the-url-in-your-cpanfile-hk8 https://dev.to/j1n3l0/specify-a-file-as-the-url-in-your-cpanfile-hk8 <p>Whilst it is not explicitly stated in the <a href="https://metacpan.org/pod/Carton#Specifying-a-CPAN-distribution">docs</a>, you can specify a file path as the <code>url</code> for the dependency in a <code>cpanfile</code>:<br> </p> <div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight perl"><code><span class="nv">requires</span> <span class="p">"</span><span class="s2">Module::Name</span><span class="p">",</span> <span class="s">url</span> <span class="o">=&gt;</span> <span class="p">"</span><span class="s2">file:///path/to/Module-Name-</span><span class="si">${VERSION}</span><span class="s2">.tar.gz</span><span class="p">";</span> </code></pre></div> <p>This can prove useful if <em>(for example)</em> you want to test local versions of your own modules and don't have or want a local CPAN mirror.</p> perl cpanfile