X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=pod%2Fperlmodinstall.pod;h=57f62a5cd54f5b9dad481aa46a0390498ecb7e83;hb=d11915b82a23265566d9643e95935294732103a8;hp=4076254c62f86b8febdda6ee30e1ebecc443fc0d;hpb=19799a22062ef658e4ac543ea06fa9193323512a;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git diff --git a/pod/perlmodinstall.pod b/pod/perlmodinstall.pod index 4076254..57f62a5 100644 --- a/pod/perlmodinstall.pod +++ b/pod/perlmodinstall.pod @@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ While still in that directory, type: Make sure you have appropriate permissions to install the module in your Perl 5 library directory. Often, you'll need to be root. +Perl maintains a record of all module installations. To look at +this list, simply type: + + perldoc perllocal + That's all you need to do on Unix systems with dynamic linking. Most Unix systems have dynamic linking--if yours doesn't, or if for another reason you have a statically-linked perl, I the @@ -140,9 +145,8 @@ You can use the shareware B program ( http://www.winzip.com ) to decompress and unpack modules. Or, you can use InfoZip's C utility ( -http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/Info-Zip.html ) to uncompress -C<.zip> files; type C in -your shell. +http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/ ) to uncompress C<.zip> files; type +C in your shell. Or, if you have a working C and C, you can type @@ -184,14 +188,14 @@ A. DECOMPRESS In general, all Macintosh decompression utilities mentioned here can be found in the Info-Mac Hyperarchive ( http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive.html ). -Specificly the "Commpress & Translate" listing +Specifically the "Compress & Translate" listing ( http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive/Abstracts/cmp/HyperArchive.html ). You can either use the shareware B program -( http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive/Archive/cmp/stuffit-expander-401.hqx ) +( http://www.aladdinsys.com/expander/ ) in combination with I -( http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive/Archive/cmp/drop-stuff-with-ee-40.hqx ) +( http://www.aladdinsys.com/dropstuff/ ) or the freeware B program ( http://persephone.cps.unizar.es/general/gente/spd/gzip/gzip.html ). @@ -199,9 +203,8 @@ http://persephone.cps.unizar.es/general/gente/spd/gzip/gzip.html ). B. UNPACK If you're using DropStuff or Stuffit, you can just extract the tar -archive. Otherwise, you can use the freeware B -( http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive/Archive/cmp/suntar-221.hqx ) -or I ( http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive/Archive/cmp/tar-40b.hqx ). +archive. Otherwise, you can use the freeware B or I ( +http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive/Archive/cmp/ ). C. BUILD @@ -287,7 +290,7 @@ in the Perl distribution. While still in that directory, type: make install - + You will need the packages mentioned in F in the Perl distribution. =item * @@ -319,8 +322,8 @@ 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/ ). +http://www.openvms.digital.com/freeware/000TOOLS/ALPHA/ and Vaxen: +http://www.openvms.digital.com/freeware/000TOOLS/VAX/ ). gzip and tar are also available at ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/VMS.