! Aware to Perl: How do I install a CPAN module?

RocketAware > Perl >

How do I install a CPAN module?

Tips: Browse or Search all pages for efficient awareness of Perl functions, operators, and FAQs.

Home

Search Perl pages

Subjects

By activity
Professions, Sciences, Humanities, Business, ...

User Interface
Text-based, GUI, Audio, Video, Keyboards, Mouse, Images,...

Text Strings
Conversions, tests, processing, manipulation,...

Math
Integer, Floating point, Matrix, Statistics, Boolean, ...

Processing
Algorithms, Memory, Process control, Debugging, ...

Stored Data
Data storage, Integrity, Encryption, Compression, ...

Communications
Networks, protocols, Interprocess, Remote, Client Server, ...

Hard World
Timing, Calendar and Clock, Audio, Video, Printer, Controls...

File System
Management, Filtering, File & Directory access, Viewers, ...

How do I install a CPAN module?

The easiest way is to have the CPAN module do it for you. This module comes with perl version 5.004 and later. To manually install the CPAN module, or any well-behaved CPAN module for that matter, follow these steps:

Unpack the source into a temporary area.
```
    perl Makefile.PL
```
```
    make
```
```
    make test
```
```
    make install
```

If your version of perl is compiled without dynamic loading, then you just need to replace step 3 (make) with make perl and you will get a new perl binary with your extension linked in.

See MakeMaker for more details on building extensions, the question ``How do I keep my own module/library directory?''

Source: Perl FAQ: System Interaction
Copyright: Copyright (c) 1997 Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington.

Next: How do I keep my own module/library directory?

Previous: How do I open a file without blocking?

(Corrections, notes, and links courtesy of RocketAware.com)

[Overview Topics]

Up to: PERL

Rapid-Links: Search | About | Comments | Submit Path: RocketAware > Perl > perlfaq8/How_do_I_install_a_CPAN_module_.htm