Jonathan M. Hollin wrote: > I now need to install some Perl modules (DBD-MySql, Image-Magick, etc). > Under ActivePerl on WYPUG's current Win2K box, I would simply use the > Perl Package Manager (PPM) to download and install these modules. Is > there an equivalent under Unix? If not, what's the best way to install > modules? In short, what do I need to know? > > A step-by-step guide would be great (I'm a 100% Unix newbie), but I > would also be extremely grateful for pointers to the relevant docs, > URI's, etc.
i'll toss in my $0.02 here - if you're running redhat, you can use makerpm.pl to generate rpm's from your cpan source code. i use this all the time and have never had a problem. http://www.perl.com/cs/user/query/q/6?id_topic=61 the version of makerpm.pl you find may not work with rpm version 4.0 or higher, this will fix that: 572c572 < } elsif ($rpm_version =~ /rpm\s+version\s+3\.+/i) { --- > } elsif ($rpm_version =~ /rpm\s+version\s+3|4\.+/i) {
