You can think of a module as the fundamental unit of reusable Perl
code; see L<perlmod> for details. Whenever anyone creates a chunk of
Perl code that they think will be useful to the world, they register
-as a Perl developer at http://www.perl.com/CPAN/modules/04pause.html
+as a Perl developer at http://www.cpan.org/modules/04pause.html
so that they can then upload their code to the CPAN. The CPAN is the
Comprehensive Perl Archive Network and can be accessed at
-http://www.perl.com/CPAN/.
+http://www.cpan.org/ , and searched at http://search.cpan.org/ .
This documentation is for people who want to download CPAN modules
and install them on their own computer.
First, are you sure that the module isn't already on your system? Try
C<perl -MFoo -e 1>. (Replace "Foo" with the name of the module; for
-instance, C<perl -MCGI::Carp -e 1>.
+instance, C<perl -MCGI::Carp -e 1>.
If you don't see an error message, you have the module. (If you do
see an error message, it's still possible you have the module, but
=back
Here's how to perform each step for each operating system. This is
-I<not> a substitute for reading the README and INSTALL files that
+<not> a substitute for reading the README and INSTALL files that
might have come with your module!
Also note that these instructions are tailored for installing the
that requires superuser/root access to install modules into the
directories you see when you type C<perl -e "print qq(@INC)">, you'll
want to install them into a local directory (such as your home
-directory) and use this approach.
+directory) and use this approach.
=over 4
B<If you're on a Unix or Linux system,>
-You can use Andreas Koenig's CPAN module
-( http://www.perl.com/CPAN/modules/by-module/CPAN )
+You can use Andreas Koenig's CPAN module
+( http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/CPAN )
to automate the following steps, from DECOMPRESS through INSTALL.
-A. DECOMPRESS
+A. DECOMPRESS
Decompress the file with C<gzip -d yourmodule.tar.gz>
-You can get gzip from ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu.
+You can get gzip from ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/
Or, you can combine this step with the next to save disk space:
make
make test
-or
+or
perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/my/perl_directory
If it does, life is now officially tough for you, because you have to
compile the module yourself -- no easy feat on Windows. You'll need
the C<nmake> utility, available at
-ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/MSLFILES/nmake15.exe.
+ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/MSLFILES/nmake15.exe
D. INSTALL
Copy the module into your Perl's I<lib> directory. That'll be one
-of the directories you see when you type
+of the directories you see when you type
perl -e 'print "@INC"'
If a module does not work on MacPerl but should, or needs to be
compiled, see if the module exists already as a port on the
-MacPerl Module Porters site (http://pudge.net/mmp/).
+MacPerl Module Porters site ( http://pudge.net/mmp/ ).
For more information on doing XS with MacPerl yourself, see
-Arved Sandstrom's XS tutorial (http://macperl.com/depts/Tutorials/),
+Arved Sandstrom's XS tutorial ( http://macperl.com/depts/Tutorials/ ),
and then consider uploading your binary to the CPAN and
registering it on the MMP site.
A. DECOMPRESS
djtarx ( ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/gnu/djgpp/v2/ )
-will both uncompress and unpack.
+will both uncompress and unpack.
B. UNPACK
make
make test
-You will need the packages mentioned in C<Readme.dos>
+You will need the packages mentioned in F<README.dos>
in the Perl distribution.
D. INSTALL
While still in that directory, type:
make install
-
-You will need the packages mentioned in Readme.dos in the Perl distribution.
+
+You will need the packages mentioned in F<README.dos> in the Perl distribution.
=item *
A. DECOMPRESS
-Type
+Type
gzip -d Your-Module.tgz
-or, for zipped modules, type
+or, for zipped modules, type
unzip Your-Module.zip
-Executables for gzip, zip, and VMStar ( Alphas:
-http://www.openvms.digital.com/cd/000TOOLS/ALPHA/ and Vaxen:
-http://www.openvms.digital.com/cd/000TOOLS/VAX/ ).
+Executables for gzip, zip, and VMStar:
+
+ http://www.openvms.digital.com/freeware/
+ http://www.crinoid.com/utils/
+
+and their source code:
-gzip and tar
-are also available at ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/VMS.
+ http://www.fsf.org/order/ftp.html
Note that GNU's gzip/gunzip is not the same as Info-ZIP's zip/unzip
package. The former is a simple compression tool; the latter permits
tar/extract/verbose Your_Module.tar
-C. BUILD
+C. BUILD
-Make sure you have MMS (from Digital) or the freeware MMK ( available from MadGoat at http://www.madgoat.com ). Then type this to create the
-DESCRIP.MMS for the module:
+Make sure you have MMS (from Digital) or the freeware MMK ( available
+from MadGoat at http://www.madgoat.com ). Then type this to create
+the DESCRIP.MMS for the module:
perl Makefile.PL
D. INSTALL
-Type
+Type
mms install
B<If you're on MVS>,
-Introduce the .tar.gz file into an HFS as binary; don't translate from
+Introduce the F<.tar.gz> file into an HFS as binary; don't translate from
ASCII to EBCDIC.
-A. DECOMPRESS
+A. DECOMPRESS
- Decompress the file with C<gzip -d yourmodule.tar.gz>
+Decompress the file with C<gzip -d yourmodule.tar.gz>
- You can get gzip from
- http://www.s390.ibm.com/products/oe/bpxqp1.html.
+You can get gzip from
+http://www.s390.ibm.com/products/oe/bpxqp1.html
B. UNPACK
-Unpack the result with
+Unpack the result with
pax -o to=IBM-1047,from=ISO8859-1 -r < yourmodule.tar
The BUILD and INSTALL steps are identical to those for Unix. Some
modules generate Makefiles that work better with GNU make, which is
-available from http://www.mks.com/s390/gnu/index.htm.
+available from http://www.mks.com/s390/gnu/
=back
=head1 AUTHOR
-Jon Orwant
+Jon Orwant
orwant@tpj.com
=head1 COPYRIGHT
-Copyright (C) 1998, 2001 Jon Orwant. All Rights Reserved.
+Copyright (C) 1998, 2002 Jon Orwant. All Rights Reserved.
Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this
documentation provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are
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