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From: "Mariano Loza Coll" <malozac...@gmail.com>
To: <beginners@perl.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2010 5:35 PM
Subject: trying to install a cpan module
Hi all,
I'm new to programming, and only recently did I start playing around with
command prompts, etc, so it's probably no surpise that I'm having some
difficulty trying to install a module using cpan. The module
Math:GSL (GSL-0.22 by Jonathan Leto). I'm using ActivePerl 5.12 on Windows
Vista Home Basic.
Here's what I've done so far.
- First, I tried using the PPM. But as far as I could tell, they have a
much
older version of the module in their repository at U Winnipeg (GSL-0.14 if
I
recall correctly).
I built that ppm package, but no longer have access to the uwinnipeg repo -
therefore I'm unable to update that repo to Math-GSL-0.22 (though it's
sitting here on my desktop waiting to go).
I am currently putting together my own repo (which will house Math-GSL-0.22
along with other modules) - but it might take a few days before the task is
completed. If you like I could send you a ppm package (via email) for
Math-GSL-0.22 (for perl 5.12 - though my repo will also house packages for
5.8, 5.10 and x64 5.12).
That would involve emailing you a ppd file (a few Kb),
Math-GSL-0.22_512.tar.gz(2.36 Mb), libgsl-0.dll (5.87 Mb) and a
libgslcblas-0.dll (1.14 Mb).
Is that feasible ? Faik, gmail probably blocks files with 'tar.gz' and
'.dll' extensions. (The files would, of course, be sent in separate emails -
and once you have all those files, installation will be trivial.)
Otherwise I can just send you notification of when the ppm repo (including
Math-GSL-0.22) is up and running ... if I don't forget ;-)
cpan > install "Math:GSL"
A lot happened, and at the end I got a message that went more or less like
this:
ExtUtils::PkgConfig is currently needed to find GSL for the compilation of
this module.
IIRC, ExtUtils::PkgConfig on Windows needs to find a glib dll before it will
install.
And Math::GSL needs to see that ExtUtils::PkgConfig is installed before it
can be built.
First up try:
cpan > install ExtUtils::PkgConfig
and see where that leads.
If you can get that installed you then need to find suitable gsl dll's so
that Math::GSL can build and install.
Cheers,
Rob
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