Re : Installing CPAN Perl Modules with Activestate Perl 5. v5.8

[Derek Byrne]

Hi,
In the process of trying to get perl modules installed, I downloaded over
300 Activestate specific perl modules and they work fine (of the ones I've
used).
Now, I've read somewhere that the perl modules which are located on CPAN
are not directly compatible with ActiveState's version of Perl, without the
use of a make program..
I'm running Perl on Win2k.. which tools do I need?

db


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[R. Joseph Newton]

Derek Byrne wrote:

> Hi,
> In the process of trying to get perl modules installed, I downloaded over
> 300 Activestate specific perl modules and they work fine (of the ones I've
> used).
> Now, I've read somewhere that the perl modules which are located on CPAN
> are not directly compatible with ActiveState's version of Perl, without the
> use of a make program..
> I'm running Perl on Win2k.. which tools do I need?
>
> db

More accurate to say that they are difficult to get [or possibly inaccesible]
through PPM. PPM uses modules already packaged for the target OS. Perl still
has the CPAN shell utility for accessing modules from or through the CPAN site.

One caveat on using the CPAN shell:
On the first run, the shell will offer manual configuration, with a default of
"Yes". Just say "No".
Manual configuaration is for those who have specialized needs for their Perl
configuration. Much better to let the CPAN shell figure out for itself what
local facilities are needed for its proper functioning. These options can
later be adjusted from the shell, using the "o conf [OPT]" command.

your_prompt> perl -MCPAN -e shell

cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.61)
ReadLine support available (try 'install Bundle::CPAN')

cpan> help

...will get you started.

HTH,

Joseph