On Feb 1, 2008 10:47 AM, Pradeep Mishra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi all > > I have been trying to install spamassin using ...perl -MCPAN -e shell > which throws an error > > Can't locate CPAN.pm in @INC (@INC contains: > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/i386-linux-thread-multi > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.7/i386-linux-thread-multi > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.6/i386-linux-thread-multi > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.7 > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.6 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.5 > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl > /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/i386-linux-thread-multi > /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.7/i386-linux-thread-multi > /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.6/i386-linux-thread-multi > /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi > /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.7 > /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.6 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.5 > /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/i386-linux-thread-multi > /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8 .). > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# > > > Tried to search for CPAN.pm but is not found. > > perl version is > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# perl -v > > This is perl, v5.8.8 built for i386-linux-thread-multi > > > packages installed > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# rpm -qa | grep perl > perl-devel-5.8.8-32.fc8 > perl-libs-5.8.8-32.fc8 > perl-String-CRC32-1.4-3.fc8 > perl-5.8.8-32.fc8 > perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker-6.30-32.fc8 > groff-perl-1.18.1.4-10.fc8 > perl-DBI-1.58-2.fc8 > perl-Test-Harness-2.56-32.fc8 > perl-DBD-MySQL-4.005-2.fc8.1 > perl-ExtUtils-Embed-1.26-32.fc8 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# > > > > Would appreciate if some one can help me solve this issue.
It looks like you need to install a rpm package which should probably be named perl-CPAN or something like that. Your current system does not have CPAN installed or have used some weird path perl is not looking at. > > Thanks in advance. > > Regards > > > > > -- > Good Judgement comes from Experience and Experience comes from bad > Judgement!! > The more I know, the more I realize I don't know!? > The easiest way to find out is to try it!!! > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/
