The inc::latest module helps bootstrap configure-time dependencies for CPAN distributions. These dependencies get bundled into the inc directory within a distribution and are used by Makefile.PL or Build.PL. Arguments to inc::latest are module names that are checked against both the current @INC array and against specially-named directories in inc. If the bundled version is newer than the installed one (or the module isn't installed, then, the bundled directory is added to the start of @INC and the module is loaded from there.