diff --git a/.profile.d/perl.bash b/.profile.d/perl.bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca889c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.profile.d/perl.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+perl_env() { eval $(perl -I $HOME/perl5/lib/perl5/ -Mlocal::lib) ; }
+
+perl_env \
+  || (
+    command -v cpanm \
+      && cpanm --local-lib=$HOME/perl5 local::lib \
+      && perl_env \
+    )
diff --git a/.profile.mac b/.profile.mac
index 49e82a2..59de1b1 100644
--- a/.profile.mac
+++ b/.profile.mac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #[%MACPORTS%]#
 # MacPorts Installer addition on 2023-01-11_at_01:28:57: adding an appropriate PATH variable for use with MacPorts.
-export PATH="$HOME/Library/Python/3.12/bin:$HOME/Library/Python/3.11/bin:$HOME/perl5/bin:$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/.local/sbin:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/Applications/ArmGNUToolchain/12.2.rel1/arm-none-eabi/bin:$PATH"
+export PATH="$HOME/Library/Python/3.12/bin:$HOME/Library/Python/3.11/bin:$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/.local/sbin:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/Applications/ArmGNUToolchain/12.2.rel1/arm-none-eabi/bin:$PATH"
 # Finished adapting your PATH environment variable for use with MacPorts.
 #[%MACPORTS%]#