Author: randy
Date: 2006-04-22 15:12:34 -0600 (Sat, 22 Apr 2006)
New Revision: 5911
Modified:
trunk/BOOK/general/prog/perl-modules.xml
trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
trunk/BOOK/stylesheets/blfs.css
Log:
Modified the method of using cpan in the Perl Modules instructions, thanks to
William Zhou for the suggestion
Modified: trunk/BOOK/general/prog/perl-modules.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/general/prog/perl-modules.xml 2006-04-22 20:06:19 UTC (rev
5910)
+++ trunk/BOOK/general/prog/perl-modules.xml 2006-04-22 21:12:34 UTC (rev
5911)
@@ -1223,34 +1223,42 @@
<sect2 role="installation">
<title>(Alternate) Auto Installation of Perl Modules.</title>
- <para>There is an alternate way of installing the modules using
- <application>Perl</application>'s built-in <command>install</command>
- command. The command automatically downloads the source from the CPAN
- archive, extracts it, runs the commands mentioned above, and removes the
- build source tree. You may still need to install dependent library
- packages before running the automated installation method.</para>
+ <para>There is an alternate way of installing the modules using the
+ <command>cpan</command> shell <command>install</command> command. The
+ command automatically downloads the source from the CPAN archive, extracts
+ it, runs the compilation, testing and installation commands mentioned
+ above, and removes the build source tree. You may still need to install
+ dependent library packages before running the automated installation
+ method.</para>
- <para>The first time you run this command, you'll be prompted to enter some
- information regarding download locations and methods. This information is
- retained in files located in <filename
class='directory'>~/.cpan</filename>.
- Start the perl shell with the following command as the
- <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
+ <para>The first time you run <command>cpan</command>, you'll be prompted
+ to enter some information regarding download locations and methods. This
+ information is retained in files located in
+ <filename class='directory'>~/.cpan</filename>. Start the
+ <command>cpan</command> shell by issuing '<command>cpan</command>' as the
+ <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user. Any module may now be
+ installed from the
+ <emphasis role='underlined'><prompt>cpan> </prompt></emphasis>
+ prompt with the command:</para>
-<screen role="root"><userinput>perl -MCPAN -e shell</userinput></screen>
-
- <para>Each module may now be installed from this shell with the
- command:</para>
-
<screen role="root"><userinput>install
<replaceable><Module::Name></replaceable></userinput></screen>
- <para>For additional commands and help, type
<command>help</command>.</para>
+ <para>For additional commands and help, issue '<command>help</command>'
+ from the
+ <emphasis role='underlined'><prompt>cpan> </prompt></emphasis>
+ prompt.</para>
<para>Alternatively, for scripted or non-interactive installations, use the
following syntax as the
- <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
+ <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user to install one or more
+ modules:</para>
-<screen role="root"><userinput>perl -MCPAN -e 'install
<replaceable><Module::Name></replaceable>'</userinput></screen>
+<screen role="root"><userinput>cpan -i <replaceable><Module1::Name>
<Module2::Name></replaceable></userinput></screen>
+ <para>Review the <filename>cpan.1</filename> man page for additional
+ parameters you can pass to <command>cpan</command> on the command
+ line.</para>
+
</sect2>
</sect1>
Modified: trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml 2006-04-22 20:06:19 UTC
(rev 5910)
+++ trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml 2006-04-22 21:12:34 UTC
(rev 5911)
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@
<para>April 22nd, 2006</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
+ <para>[randy] - Modified the method of using cpan in the Perl
+ Modules instructions, thanks to William Zhou for the
+ suggestion.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
<para>[bdubbs] - Updated to iptables-1.3.5.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
Modified: trunk/BOOK/stylesheets/blfs.css
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/stylesheets/blfs.css 2006-04-22 20:06:19 UTC (rev 5910)
+++ trunk/BOOK/stylesheets/blfs.css 2006-04-22 21:12:34 UTC (rev 5911)
@@ -447,3 +447,7 @@
.simplelist {
background-color: #f0fff0;
}
+
+.underlined {
+ text-decoration: underline;
+}
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