Please bottom post... > > I looked at perldoc CPAN for "5 as you stated below, and didn't find anything there. It seems like there are some information missing as to how I would install modules and use them without being root. Where you stated "by configuring the 'makepl_arg' setting in CPAN", I would like more information on that also. I was wondering if I needed the CPAN module? What would I set the PERL5LIB variable to if I am using this script/module combo on other servers? Finally, i was told by another member on the site that "mutt..." is also an easy way of mailing attachments. Can you expand on this if your aware of it? >
If perldoc CPAN worked, then CPAN is already installed and available, which is standard. To install a module using CPAN you can invoke its shell, perl -MCPAN -e shell The first time you run this you will go through a configuration setup. One of the questions asked is, "Parameters for the 'perl Makefile.PL' command?" This is where you can enter the values you need such as, PREFIX=/opt/app/lib/cpan LIB=/opt/app/lib/cpan Obviously replacing '/opt/app/lib/cpan' with whatever directory you wish to install into. Then just install the module, install MIME::Lite For instance. If CPAN is already configured, you can change a single setting by invoking, o conf makepl_arg "PREFIX=/opt/app/lib/cpan LIB=/opt/app/lib/cpan" o conf commit If you wish to install the module manually you would just provide the same flags to the perl Makefile.PL command. The CPAN module just allows you to download, config, build, test, install modules all in one step which is very handy if you are doing a lot of module installations, it is standard with all Perl distributions, and is pretty straightforward to configure. So you don't need it to use a particular module, it is just an installation tool (and a great one at that). Taking my example from above, you would set PERL5LIB like so: export PERL5LIB=/opt/app/lib/cpan Which will naturally vary if you have installed the module in a different location on a different server. I am not familar enough with mutt to comment, it appeared in his message he provided a simple command that basically just fired off a file as part of a message, try it and see if it suits your needs. > Hopefully this is not taking too much of your time, but I didn't expect not to be shut out of this server that I am supposed to be working on. > No problem, I will gauge my time don't worry :-). This is a valuable skill to have, minimizing your stress moving from environment to environment is a great way to prove you can adapt quickly to employers, etc. http://danconia.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
