---
name: "ExtUtils::testlib"
section: "3perl"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl"
version: "5.44.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ExtUtils::testlib/3perl"
---

# ExtUtils::testlib(3perl)

add blib/\* directories to @INC

## NAME

ExtUtils::testlib - add blib/\* directories to @INC

## SYNOPSIS

```
  use ExtUtils::testlib;
```

## DESCRIPTION

After an extension has been built and before it is installed it may be desirable to test it bypassing `"make test"`. By adding

```
    use ExtUtils::testlib;
```

to a test program the intermediate directories used by `"make"` are added to `@INC`.