File::ShareDir::PAR provides the same functionality as File::ShareDir but tries hard to be compatible with PAR packaged applications. The problem is, that the concept of having a distribution or module specific share directory becomes a little hazy when you're loading everything from a single file. PAR uses an @INC hook to intercept any attempt to load a module. File::ShareDir uses the directory structure that is typically found in the directories that are listed in @INC for storing the shared data. In a PAR enviroment, this is not necessarily possible. WARNING: This module contains highly experimental code. If you want to load modules from .par files using PAR and then access their shared directory using File::ShareDir, you probably have no choice but to use it. WWW: http://search.cpan.org/dist/File-ShareDir-PAR/