Michael Barto wrote:
If you have downloaded the module instead of using CPAN, look at
the file "INSTALL" in the module. If should tell you what to do:
#./configuration
#make
#make check <= VERY IMPORTANT!!
#make install
Hmm, doesn't look very typical!! Most perl modules don't have an
"INSTALL" file, "./configuration" will produce an error as there's no
such file in the directory (you mean "./configure" I think, but it
will also give an error as it's not appropriate for a perl module),
and you probably shouldn't be running the first three of those things
as root...
Mo, just in case you either (a) can't get the cpan script to run
(it's sometimes a little finicky to set up behind a proxy server, for
example), or (b) wish to do things by hand, here's the standard
sequence to go through in order to install DBI.
If you have downloaded DBI-1.52.tar.gz then move it somewhere
convenient (eg, a directory called "src" in your home directory; make
this directory if necessary). Then
% cd ~/src
% tar zxf DBI-1.52.tar.gz
% cd DBI-1.52
% perl Makefile.PL
[[ At this stage you might get warnings about missing prerequisite
modules; in that case you will have to install them beforehand using
the same procedure described here. This can cause quite a bit of
cascading backwards if the module you're installing has a lot of
dependencies: getting stuck in such an installation cycle will make
you appreciate cpan (the script, not the repository). ]]
% make
% make test
[[ Then if the tests all pass...]]
% sudo make install
The last of these will ask for your password (I'm assuming you're an
admin user). The module will automatically be installed in the
appropriate place on your machine. No need to manually copy anything
anywhere.
Best of luck,
Paul
