cannot create standalone lib

[mstreuhofer]

perlbrew version 0.71

$ perlbrew lib create test
ERROR: '' is not installed yet, '@test' cannot be created.

[pwr22]

Whats the output of

perlbrew version
perlbrew list

[mstreuhofer]

$ perlbrew version
/Users/manito/perl5/perlbrew/bin/perlbrew - App::perlbrew/0.72

$ perlbrew list
perl-5.005_04 (5.5.4)
perl-5.8.9
perl-5.10.1
perl-5.10.1@scratch
perl-5.16.3
perl-5.18.4
perl-5.20.1
perl-5.20.1@module-install-repository
perl-5.20.1@plack-middleware-docomoguid

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it also happened with 0.71

[pwr22]

There is no asterix next to any Perl install so have you done a perlbrew switch-off? I ask because the man page makes it look like a lib without an install prefix is simply a shorthand for specifying the current install

I've just tried it myself and get the same error you got

> perlbrew lib create test
ERROR: '' is not installed yet, '@test' cannot be created.

Either specify an install prefix explicitly or switch over to one first

[mstreuhofer]

reading the docs (again) i see it now. it really is not clear that "perlbrew lib" depends on an installation being used or switched too unless the lib name includes an installation name. maybe the docs should be rewritten because most of it (beside a sentence at the very end) make it look like a lib without a perl-name is a free-agent lib which can be used in combination with any perl installation one has. beside the fact that this might not be a good idea (XS) it still seemed like this might be a feature.

[pwr22]

Perhaps so, feel free to improve the docs and send @gugod a pull request :P, besides that I think this issue can be closed

[mstreuhofer]

i'll let @gugod close this issue by merging my upcoming PR :-P