* Thane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Can someone tell me how to exclude a package from a cpan install? > Often when I go to install packages on 10.2.6, cpan wants to install > perl 5.8. Unfortunately, I cannot yet upgrade and have to cancel out.
First, in the CPAN shell: install CPAN To get an up-to-date version of CPAN that should (in theory) not attempt the perl upgrade due to Data::Dumper being in stable perl and required by things like Bundle::CPAN and Bundle::libnet, which old versions of CPAN tell you to install. Do *not* install Bundle::CPAN nor Bundle::libnet, even if the old CPAN begs and pleads. The new CPAN (1.7x something and higher) do not appear to have the proclivity to upgrade perl for you.
