RE: newbie: CPAN module usage.
SS HK writes .. >I would like to install some of the CPAN modules. How >can I do that. I am using ActivePerl on Windows. > >Any pointers would be greatly helpful. while others have mentioned 'ppm' which should be your first port of call .. there are only a limited number of modules (albeit the commonly used ones) that have been made available via ppm so .. if you need to grab a module from CPAN then you will need nmake.exe for building the modules .. in some instances you will also need a C compiler nmake comes with Microsoft Visual C++ .. which also has nmake .. so if you have access to that then install it otherwise .. you can get a free version of nmake from Microsoft .. which will mean that you will not be able to install any modules that require compilation .. but you can install pure Perl modules (which accounts for a fairly high proportion) I'm not going to tell you where the free nmake is because you'll learn a lot more than I'm telling you here by reading the ActivePerl documentation - which also tells you where to find nmake get to the ActivePerl documentation on your Start > Programs menu .. read the section of the ActivePerl FAQ entitled "Modules & Samples" .. and then read all the rest of the FAQ .. it has all the information you need (one hint: where it talks about gzip and tar - you can use WinZip for both untarring and ungzipping the archives) -- jason king In Denmark, if a horse carriage is trying to pass a car and the horse gets uneasy, the car is required to pull over and stop. If necessary to ease the horse down, you are required to cover the car up. - http://dumblaws.com/
Re: newbie: CPAN module usage.
Brett... Try 'ppm' at the command line. ___ C:\WINNT\Profiles\sneu\Desktop>ppm PPM interactive shell (2.1.2) - type 'help' for available commands. PPM> Commands: exit - leave the program. help [command]- prints this screen, or help on 'command'. install PACKAGES - installs specified PACKAGES. quit - leave the program. query [options] - query information about installed packages. remove PACKAGES - removes the specified PACKAGES from the system. search [options] - search information about available packages. set [options] - set/display current options. verify [options] - verifies current install is up to date. version - displays PPM version number PPM> Stephen Neu Internet Development Characterlink.net (630) 323-9800 ext. 235 "The camel was not designed to smell good. Neither was Perl." --Larry Wall - Original Message - From: "SS HK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 12:09 PM Subject: newbie: CPAN module usage. > Hi, > > I would like to install some of the CPAN modules. How > can I do that. I am using ActivePerl on Windows. > > Any pointers would be greatly helpful. > > regards, > inssic. > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ >
Re: newbie: CPAN module usage.
Brett... Try 'ppm' at the command line. ___ C:\WINNT\Profiles\sneu\Desktop>ppm PPM interactive shell (2.1.2) - type 'help' for available commands. PPM> Commands: exit - leave the program. help [command]- prints this screen, or help on 'command'. install PACKAGES - installs specified PACKAGES. quit - leave the program. query [options] - query information about installed packages. remove PACKAGES - removes the specified PACKAGES from the system. search [options] - search information about available packages. set [options] - set/display current options. verify [options] - verifies current install is up to date. version - displays PPM version number PPM> Stephen Neu Internet Development Characterlink.net (630) 323-9800 ext. 235 "The camel was not designed to smell good. Neither was Perl." --Larry Wall - Original Message - From: "SS HK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 12:09 PM Subject: newbie: CPAN module usage. > Hi, > > I would like to install some of the CPAN modules. How > can I do that. I am using ActivePerl on Windows. > > Any pointers would be greatly helpful. > > regards, > inssic. > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ >
Re: newbie: CPAN module usage.
On Wed, 9 May 2001, SS HK wrote: > I would like to install some of the CPAN modules. How > can I do that. I am using ActivePerl on Windows. You will need a C compiler in most cases. However, ActiveState has a lot of CPAN modules packaged via their PPM facility. You should consult their documentation on how to use it. -- Brett http://www.chapelperilous.net/btfwk/ Calm down, it's *only* ones and zeroes.
Re: newbie: CPAN module usage.
Brett... Try 'ppm' at the command line. ___ C:\WINNT\Profiles\sneu\Desktop>ppm PPM interactive shell (2.1.2) - type 'help' for available commands. PPM> Commands: exit - leave the program. help [command]- prints this screen, or help on 'command'. install PACKAGES - installs specified PACKAGES. quit - leave the program. query [options] - query information about installed packages. remove PACKAGES - removes the specified PACKAGES from the system. search [options] - search information about available packages. set [options] - set/display current options. verify [options] - verifies current install is up to date. version - displays PPM version number PPM> Stephen Neu Internet Development Characterlink.net (630) 323-9800 ext. 235 "The camel was not designed to smell good. Neither was Perl." --Larry Wall - Original Message - From: "SS HK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 12:09 PM Subject: newbie: CPAN module usage. > Hi, > > I would like to install some of the CPAN modules. How > can I do that. I am using ActivePerl on Windows. > > Any pointers would be greatly helpful. > > regards, > inssic. > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ >
