Andrew Benton wrote: > On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:41:53 +0100 > Niko Sauer <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Perl modules also turn up when one goes beyond BLFS. This >> misunderstanding about their use and installation is simply stupendous. > > What misunderstanding? > >> I think that the section on pm's is essential in a much broader sense. > > Why? There's very little information on the page. It's basically: > perl Makefile.PL > make > make install > > Personally, if I need a perl module for something I never check the > book for it. I go to Cpan, search for the needed module and then > install it with the above commands.
Personally, I find 'sudo cpan -i <Module1::Name>' A bit easier. > And that, in a nutshell, is what I think should be on the perl modules > page. We do provide some useful information about the needed modules, including what version is known to work. The latest module occasionally will not work. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
