Perl Projects

Creating a Project

Perl projects are created (like any other project) by selecting File > New > Project... from the Eclipse menu.

Follow the wizard's instructions to create your Perl Project. Perl Projects appear with a custom folder icon in the Navigator view:

is assigned to Perl Projects.

Perl Include Path

To add entries to a project's Perl Include Path (@INC), right click on the project icon and select Properties... Unless absolute paths are entered, they are interpreted as relative to the project folder. Standard Eclipse variables (e.g. ${project_loc}) can be used.

Converting an existing Project

To add the Perl Nature to an existing Project, select the Project in the Navigator and select Add Perl Nature from the dropdown menu.

To remove a Perl Nature from a project, select a Perl project and select Remove Perl Nature from the popup menu.