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b5cc15f7 1use strict;
2use warnings;
3
4package local::lib;
5
c1441fb6 6use 5.008001; # probably works with earlier versions but I'm not supporting them
7 # (patches would, of course, be welcome)
b5cc15f7 8
9use File::Spec ();
10use File::Path ();
11use Carp ();
12use Config;
13
7c0db165 14our $VERSION = '1.004008'; # 1.4.7
b9c94c15 15my @KNOWN_FLAGS = (qw/--self-contained/);
b5cc15f7 16
17sub import {
0fb70b9a 18 my ($class, @args) = @_;
b9c94c15 19 @args <= 1 + @KNOWN_FLAGS or die <<'DEATH';
20Please see `perldoc local::lib` for directions on using this module.
21DEATH
0fb70b9a 22
e4892f2b 23 # Remember what PERL5LIB was when we started
24 my $perl5lib = $ENV{PERL5LIB};
25
b9c94c15 26 my %arg_store;
27 for my $arg (@args) {
28 # check for lethal dash first to stop processing before causing problems
29 if ($arg =~ /−/) {
d4dbe584 30 die <<'DEATH';
31WHOA THERE! It looks like you've got some fancy dashes in your commandline!
32These are *not* the traditional -- dashes that software recognizes. You
33probably got these by copy-pasting from the perldoc for this module as
34rendered by a UTF8-capable formatter. This most typically happens on an OS X
35terminal, but can happen elsewhere too. Please try again after replacing the
36dashes with normal minus signs.
37DEATH
b9c94c15 38 }
39 elsif(grep { $arg eq $_ } @KNOWN_FLAGS) {
40 (my $flag = $arg) =~ s/--//;
41 $arg_store{$flag} = 1;
42 }
43 elsif($arg =~ /^--/) {
44 die "Unknown import argument: $arg";
45 }
46 else {
47 # assume that what's left is a path
48 $arg_store{path} = $arg;
49 }
d4dbe584 50 }
b9c94c15 51
52 if($arg_store{'self-contained'}) {
53 # The only directories that remain are those that we just defined and those
54 # where core modules are stored. We put PERL5LIB first, so it'll be favored
55 # over privlibexp and archlibexp
a9489cb0 56
57 @INC = _uniq(
b9c94c15 58 $class->install_base_perl_path($arg_store{path}),
59 $class->install_base_arch_path($arg_store{path}),
53699c99 60 split( $Config{path_sep}, $perl5lib ),
61 $Config::Config{privlibexp},
62 $Config::Config{archlibexp}
a9489cb0 63 );
64
69b80106 65 # We explicitly set PERL5LIB here to the above de-duped list to prevent
a9489cb0 66 # @INC from growing with each invocation
69b80106 67 $ENV{PERL5LIB} = join( $Config{path_sep}, @INC );
0fb70b9a 68 }
b9c94c15 69
70 $arg_store{path} = $class->resolve_path($arg_store{path});
71 $class->setup_local_lib_for($arg_store{path});
0fb70b9a 72
6e5079df 73 for (@INC) { # Untaint @INC
74 next if ref; # Skip entry if it is an ARRAY, CODE, blessed, etc.
75 m/(.*)/ and $_ = $1;
76 }
b5cc15f7 77}
78
5b94dce5 79sub pipeline;
b5cc15f7 80
5b94dce5 81sub pipeline {
b5cc15f7 82 my @methods = @_;
83 my $last = pop(@methods);
84 if (@methods) {
85 \sub {
86 my ($obj, @args) = @_;
5b94dce5 87 $obj->${pipeline @methods}(
b5cc15f7 88 $obj->$last(@args)
89 );
90 };
91 } else {
92 \sub {
93 shift->$last(@_);
94 };
95 }
96}
97
275c9dae 98=begin testing
99
100#:: test pipeline
b5cc15f7 101
102package local::lib;
103
104{ package Foo; sub foo { -$_[1] } sub bar { $_[1]+2 } sub baz { $_[1]+3 } }
105my $foo = bless({}, 'Foo');
4c375968 106Test::More::ok($foo->${pipeline qw(foo bar baz)}(10) == -15);
b5cc15f7 107
275c9dae 108=end testing
109
b5cc15f7 110=cut
111
a9489cb0 112sub _uniq {
113 my %seen;
114 grep { ! $seen{$_}++ } @_;
115}
116
b5cc15f7 117sub resolve_path {
118 my ($class, $path) = @_;
5b94dce5 119 $class->${pipeline qw(
b5cc15f7 120 resolve_relative_path
121 resolve_home_path
122 resolve_empty_path
123 )}($path);
124}
125
126sub resolve_empty_path {
127 my ($class, $path) = @_;
128 if (defined $path) {
129 $path;
130 } else {
131 '~/perl5';
132 }
133}
134
275c9dae 135=begin testing
136
137#:: test classmethod setup
b5cc15f7 138
139my $c = 'local::lib';
140
275c9dae 141=end testing
142
143=begin testing
b5cc15f7 144
275c9dae 145#:: test classmethod
b5cc15f7 146
147is($c->resolve_empty_path, '~/perl5');
148is($c->resolve_empty_path('foo'), 'foo');
149
275c9dae 150=end testing
151
b5cc15f7 152=cut
153
154sub resolve_home_path {
155 my ($class, $path) = @_;
156 return $path unless ($path =~ /^~/);
157 my ($user) = ($path =~ /^~([^\/]+)/); # can assume ^~ so undef for 'us'
158 my $tried_file_homedir;
159 my $homedir = do {
fe03358f 160 if (
161 eval { require File::HomeDir }
162 # Use CPAN::Version if available as it deals correctly with dev releases
163 && (eval { require CPAN::Version; } ? CPAN::Version->vgt($File::HomeDir::VERSION, 0.65) : $File::HomeDir::VERSION >= 0.65
164 )) {
b5cc15f7 165 $tried_file_homedir = 1;
166 if (defined $user) {
167 File::HomeDir->users_home($user);
168 } else {
dc8ddd06 169 File::HomeDir->my_home;
b5cc15f7 170 }
171 } else {
172 if (defined $user) {
173 (getpwnam $user)[7];
174 } else {
175 if (defined $ENV{HOME}) {
176 $ENV{HOME};
177 } else {
178 (getpwuid $<)[7];
179 }
180 }
181 }
182 };
183 unless (defined $homedir) {
184 Carp::croak(
185 "Couldn't resolve homedir for "
186 .(defined $user ? $user : 'current user')
187 .($tried_file_homedir ? '' : ' - consider installing File::HomeDir')
188 );
189 }
190 $path =~ s/^~[^\/]*/$homedir/;
191 $path;
192}
193
194sub resolve_relative_path {
195 my ($class, $path) = @_;
53699c99 196 $path = File::Spec->rel2abs($path);
b5cc15f7 197}
198
275c9dae 199=begin testing
200
201#:: test classmethod
b5cc15f7 202
203local *File::Spec::rel2abs = sub { shift; 'FOO'.shift; };
204is($c->resolve_relative_path('bar'),'FOObar');
205
275c9dae 206=end testing
207
b5cc15f7 208=cut
209
210sub setup_local_lib_for {
211 my ($class, $path) = @_;
53699c99 212 $path = $class->ensure_dir_structure_for($path);
b5cc15f7 213 if ($0 eq '-') {
214 $class->print_environment_vars_for($path);
215 exit 0;
216 } else {
217 $class->setup_env_hash_for($path);
a9489cb0 218 @INC = _uniq(split($Config{path_sep}, $ENV{PERL5LIB}), @INC);
b5cc15f7 219 }
220}
221
222sub modulebuildrc_path {
223 my ($class, $path) = @_;
224 File::Spec->catfile($path, '.modulebuildrc');
225}
226
227sub install_base_bin_path {
228 my ($class, $path) = @_;
229 File::Spec->catdir($path, 'bin');
230}
231
232sub install_base_perl_path {
233 my ($class, $path) = @_;
234 File::Spec->catdir($path, 'lib', 'perl5');
235}
236
237sub install_base_arch_path {
238 my ($class, $path) = @_;
239 File::Spec->catdir($class->install_base_perl_path($path), $Config{archname});
240}
241
242sub ensure_dir_structure_for {
243 my ($class, $path) = @_;
244 unless (-d $path) {
245 warn "Attempting to create directory ${path}\n";
246 }
247 File::Path::mkpath($path);
53699c99 248 # Need to have the path exist to make a short name for it, so
249 # converting to a short name here.
250 $path = Win32::GetShortPathName($path) if $^O eq 'MSWin32';
b5cc15f7 251 my $modulebuildrc_path = $class->modulebuildrc_path($path);
252 if (-e $modulebuildrc_path) {
253 unless (-f _) {
254 Carp::croak("${modulebuildrc_path} exists but is not a plain file");
255 }
256 } else {
257 warn "Attempting to create file ${modulebuildrc_path}\n";
258 open MODULEBUILDRC, '>', $modulebuildrc_path
259 || Carp::croak("Couldn't open ${modulebuildrc_path} for writing: $!");
18bb63e0 260 print MODULEBUILDRC qq{install --install_base ${path}\n}
b5cc15f7 261 || Carp::croak("Couldn't write line to ${modulebuildrc_path}: $!");
262 close MODULEBUILDRC
263 || Carp::croak("Couldn't close file ${modulebuildrc_path}: $@");
264 }
53699c99 265
266 return $path;
b5cc15f7 267}
268
c2447f35 269sub INTERPOLATE_ENV () { 1 }
270sub LITERAL_ENV () { 0 }
b5cc15f7 271
272sub print_environment_vars_for {
273 my ($class, $path) = @_;
c2447f35 274 my @envs = $class->build_environment_vars_for($path, LITERAL_ENV);
b5cc15f7 275 my $out = '';
1bc71e56 276
0353dbc0 277 # rather basic csh detection, goes on the assumption that something won't
278 # call itself csh unless it really is. also, default to bourne in the
279 # pathological situation where a user doesn't have $ENV{SHELL} defined.
280 # note also that shells with funny names, like zoid, are assumed to be
281 # bourne.
282 my $shellbin = 'sh';
283 if(defined $ENV{'SHELL'}) {
284 my @shell_bin_path_parts = File::Spec->splitpath($ENV{'SHELL'});
285 $shellbin = $shell_bin_path_parts[-1];
286 }
1bc71e56 287 my $shelltype = do {
288 local $_ = $shellbin;
b42496e0 289 if(/csh/) {
1bc71e56 290 'csh'
b42496e0 291 } else {
1bc71e56 292 'bourne'
293 }
294 };
295
f58534b1 296 # Both Win32 and Cygwin have $ENV{COMSPEC} set.
297 if (defined $ENV{'COMSPEC'} && $^O ne 'cygwin') {
53699c99 298 my @shell_bin_path_parts = File::Spec->splitpath($ENV{'COMSPEC'});
299 $shellbin = $shell_bin_path_parts[-1];
300 $shelltype = do {
301 local $_ = $shellbin;
302 if(/command\.com/) {
303 'win32'
304 } elsif(/cmd\.exe/) {
305 'win32'
306 } elsif(/4nt\.exe/) {
307 'win32'
308 } else {
309 $shelltype
310 }
311 };
312 }
313
b5cc15f7 314 while (@envs) {
315 my ($name, $value) = (shift(@envs), shift(@envs));
316 $value =~ s/(\\")/\\$1/g;
1bc71e56 317 $out .= $class->${\"build_${shelltype}_env_declaration"}($name, $value);
b5cc15f7 318 }
319 print $out;
320}
321
1bc71e56 322# simple routines that take two arguments: an %ENV key and a value. return
323# strings that are suitable for passing directly to the relevant shell to set
324# said key to said value.
325sub build_bourne_env_declaration {
326 my $class = shift;
327 my($name, $value) = @_;
328 return qq{export ${name}="${value}"\n};
329}
330
331sub build_csh_env_declaration {
332 my $class = shift;
333 my($name, $value) = @_;
334 return qq{setenv ${name} "${value}"\n};
335}
336
53699c99 337sub build_win32_env_declaration {
338 my $class = shift;
339 my($name, $value) = @_;
340 return qq{set ${name}=${value}\n};
341}
342
b5cc15f7 343sub setup_env_hash_for {
344 my ($class, $path) = @_;
c2447f35 345 my %envs = $class->build_environment_vars_for($path, INTERPOLATE_ENV);
b5cc15f7 346 @ENV{keys %envs} = values %envs;
347}
348
349sub build_environment_vars_for {
350 my ($class, $path, $interpolate) = @_;
351 return (
352 MODULEBUILDRC => $class->modulebuildrc_path($path),
353 PERL_MM_OPT => "INSTALL_BASE=${path}",
53699c99 354 PERL5LIB => join($Config{path_sep},
b5cc15f7 355 $class->install_base_perl_path($path),
356 $class->install_base_arch_path($path),
c2447f35 357 ($ENV{PERL5LIB} ?
358 ($interpolate == INTERPOLATE_ENV
359 ? ($ENV{PERL5LIB})
53699c99 360 : (($^O ne 'MSWin32') ? '$PERL5LIB' : '%PERL5LIB%' ))
c2447f35 361 : ())
b5cc15f7 362 ),
53699c99 363 PATH => join($Config{path_sep},
b5cc15f7 364 $class->install_base_bin_path($path),
c2447f35 365 ($interpolate == INTERPOLATE_ENV
b5cc15f7 366 ? $ENV{PATH}
53699c99 367 : (($^O ne 'MSWin32') ? '$PATH' : '%PATH%' ))
b5cc15f7 368 ),
369 )
370}
371
275c9dae 372=begin testing
373
374#:: test classmethod
b5cc15f7 375
376File::Path::rmtree('t/var/splat');
377
4c375968 378$c->ensure_dir_structure_for('t/var/splat');
b5cc15f7 379
380ok(-d 't/var/splat');
381
382ok(-f 't/var/splat/.modulebuildrc');
383
275c9dae 384=end testing
385
b5cc15f7 386=head1 NAME
387
388local::lib - create and use a local lib/ for perl modules with PERL5LIB
389
390=head1 SYNOPSIS
391
392In code -
393
394 use local::lib; # sets up a local lib at ~/perl5
395
396 use local::lib '~/foo'; # same, but ~/foo
397
1bc71e56 398 # Or...
399 use FindBin;
400 use local::lib "$FindBin::Bin/../support"; # app-local support library
401
b5cc15f7 402From the shell -
403
0fb70b9a 404 # Install LWP and it's missing dependencies to the 'my_lwp' directory
405 perl -MCPAN -Mlocal::lib=my_lwp -e 'CPAN::install(LWP)'
406
407 # Install LWP and *all non-core* dependencies to the 'my_lwp' directory
408 perl -MCPAN -Mlocal::lib=--self-contained,my_lwp -e 'CPAN::install(LWP)'
409
410 # Just print out useful shell commands
b5cc15f7 411 $ perl -Mlocal::lib
412 export MODULEBUILDRC=/home/username/perl/.modulebuildrc
413 export PERL_MM_OPT='INSTALL_BASE=/home/username/perl'
414 export PERL5LIB='/home/username/perl/lib/perl5:/home/username/perl/lib/perl5/i386-linux'
415 export PATH="/home/username/perl/bin:$PATH"
416
322b0a0d 417=head2 The bootstrapping technique
bc30e1d5 418
730f5dda 419A typical way to install local::lib is using what is known as the
420"bootstrapping" technique. You would do this if your system administrator
421hasn't already installed local::lib. In this case, you'll need to install
422local::lib in your home directory.
715c31a0 423
730f5dda 4241. Download and unpack the local::lib tarball from CPAN (search for "Download"
425on the CPAN page about local::lib). Do this as an ordinary user, not as root
426or administrator. Unpack the file in your home directory or in any other
427convenient location.
715c31a0 428
730f5dda 4292. Run this:
715c31a0 430
730f5dda 431 perl Makefile.PL --bootstrap
715c31a0 432
730f5dda 433If the system asks you whether it should automatically configure as much
434as possible, you would typically answer yes.
435
4363. Run this:
437
438 make test && make install
439
4404. Arrange for Perl to use your own packages instead of the system
441packages. If you are using bash, you can do this as follows:
442
443 echo 'eval $(perl -I$HOME/perl5/lib/perl5 -Mlocal::lib)' >>~/.bashrc
444
445If you are using C shell, you can do this as follows:
446
447 /bin/csh
448 echo $SHELL
618272fe 449 /bin/csh
730f5dda 450 perl -I$HOME/perl5/lib/perl5 -Mlocal::lib >> ~/.cshrc
dc8ddd06 451
53699c99 452You can also pass --bootstrap=~/foo to get a different location -
8b1e8e69 453
730f5dda 454 perl Makefile.PL --bootstrap=~/foo
455 make test && make install
8b1e8e69 456
730f5dda 457 echo 'eval $(perl -I$HOME/foo/lib/perl5 -Mlocal::lib=$HOME/foo)' >>~/.bashrc
618272fe 458
aab64481 459After writing your shell configuration file, be sure to re-read it to get the
460changed settings into your current shell's environment. Bourne shells use C<.
461~/.bashrc> for this, whereas C shells use C<source ~/.cshrc>. Replace .bashrc or
462.cshrc with the name of the file you wrote above with the echo command.
463
b9c94c15 464If you're on a slower machine, or are operating under draconian disk space
465limitations, you can disable the automatic generation of manpages from POD when
466installing modules by using the C<--no-manpages> argument when bootstrapping:
467
730f5dda 468 perl Makefile.PL --bootstrap --no-manpages
b9c94c15 469
977a9ca3 470If you want to install multiple Perl module environments, say for application evelopment,
471install local::lib globally and then:
472
730f5dda 473 cd ~/mydir1
474 perl -Mlocal::lib=./
475 eval $(perl -Mlocal::lib=./) ### To set the environment for this shell alone
476 printenv ### You will see that ~/mydir1 is in the PERL5LIB
477 perl -MCPAN -e install ... ### whatever modules you want
478 cd ../mydir2
479 ... REPEAT ...
480
481For multiple environments for multiple apps you may need to include a modified
482version of the C<< use FindBin >> instructions in the "In code" sample above.
483If you did something like the above, you have a set of Perl modules at C<<
484~/mydir1/lib >>. If you have a script at C<< ~/mydir1/scripts/myscript.pl >>,
485you need to tell it where to find the modules you installed for it at C<<
486~/mydir1/lib >>.
977a9ca3 487
488In C<< ~/mydir1/scripts/myscript.pl >>:
489
730f5dda 490 use strict;
491 use warnings;
492 use local::lib "$FindBin::Bin/.."; ### points to ~/mydir1 and local::lib finds lib
493 use lib "$FindBin::Bin/../lib"; ### points to ~/mydir1/lib
977a9ca3 494
495Put this before any BEGIN { ... } blocks that require the modules you installed.
496
53699c99 497=head2 Differences when using this module under Win32
498
730f5dda 499 C:\>perl -Mlocal::lib
500 set MODULEBUILDRC=C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\perl5\.modulebuildrc
501 set PERL_MM_OPT=INSTALL_BASE=C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\perl5
502 set PERL5LIB=C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\perl5\lib\perl5;C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\perl5\lib\perl5\MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
503 set PATH=C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\perl5\bin;%PATH%
504
505 ### To set the environment for this shell alone
506 C:\>perl -Mlocal::lib > %TEMP%\tmp.bat && %TEMP%\tmp.bat && del %TEMP%\temp.bat
507 ### instead of $(perl -Mlocal::lib=./)
53699c99 508
509If you want the environment entries to persist, you'll need to add then to the
510Control Panel's System applet yourself at the moment.
511
512The "~" is translated to the user's profile directory (the directory named for
513the user under "Documents and Settings" (Windows XP or earlier) or "Users"
514(Windows Vista or later) unless $ENV{HOME} exists. After that, the home
515directory is translated to a short name (which means the directory must exist)
516and the subdirectories are created.
517
730f5dda 518=head1 RATIONALE
519
520The version of a Perl package on your machine is not always the version you
521need. Obviously, the best thing to do would be to update to the version you
522need. However, you might be in a situation where you're prevented from doing
523this. Perhaps you don't have system administrator privileges; or perhaps you
524are using a package management system such as Debian, and nobody has yet gotten
525around to packaging up the version you need.
526
527local::lib solves this problem by allowing you to create your own directory of
528Perl packages downloaded from CPAN (in a multi-user system, this would typically
529be within your own home directory). The existing system Perl installation is
530not affected; you simply invoke Perl with special options so that Perl uses the
531packages in your own local package directory rather than the system packages.
532local::lib arranges things so that your locally installed version of the Perl
533packages takes precedence over the system installation.
534
535If you are using a package management system (such as Debian), you don't need to
536worry about Debian and CPAN stepping on each other's toes. Your local version
537of the packages will be written to an entirely separate directory from those
538installed by Debian.
539
618272fe 540=head1 DESCRIPTION
541
542This module provides a quick, convenient way of bootstrapping a user-local Perl
543module library located within the user's home directory. It also constructs and
544prints out for the user the list of environment variables using the syntax
545appropriate for the user's current shell (as specified by the C<SHELL>
730f5dda 546environment variable), suitable for directly adding to one's shell
547configuration file.
548
549More generally, local::lib allows for the bootstrapping and usage of a
550directory containing Perl modules outside of Perl's C<@INC>. This makes it
551easier to ship an application with an app-specific copy of a Perl module, or
552collection of modules. Useful in cases like when an upstream maintainer hasn't
553applied a patch to a module of theirs that you need for your application.
1bc71e56 554
555On import, local::lib sets the following environment variables to appropriate
556values:
557
558=over 4
559
560=item MODULEBUILDRC
561
562=item PERL_MM_OPT
563
564=item PERL5LIB
565
566=item PATH
567
568PATH is appended to, rather than clobbered.
569
570=back
571
572These values are then available for reference by any code after import.
573
480e6e85 574=head1 METHODS
575
576=head2 ensure_directory_structure_for
577
578=over 4
579
580=item Arguments: path
581
582=back
583
584Attempts to create the given path, and all required parent directories. Throws
585an exception on failure.
586
587=head2 print_environment_vars_for
588
589=over 4
590
591=item Arguments: path
592
593=back
594
595Prints to standard output the variables listed above, properly set to use the
596given path as the base directory.
597
598=head2 setup_env_hash_for
599
600=over 4
601
602=item Arguments: path
603
604=back
605
606Constructs the C<%ENV> keys for the given path, by calling
607C<build_environment_vars_for>.
608
609=head2 install_base_perl_path
610
611=over 4
612
613=item Arguments: path
614
615=back
616
617Returns a path describing where to install the Perl modules for this local
618library installation. Appends the directories C<lib> and C<perl5> to the given
619path.
620
621=head2 install_base_arch_path
622
623=over 4
624
625=item Arguments: path
626
627=back
628
629Returns a path describing where to install the architecture-specific Perl
630modules for this local library installation. Based on the
631L</install_base_perl_path> method's return value, and appends the value of
632C<$Config{archname}>.
633
634=head2 install_base_bin_path
635
636=over 4
637
638=item Arguments: path
639
640=back
641
642Returns a path describing where to install the executable programs for this
643local library installation. Based on the L</install_base_perl_path> method's
644return value, and appends the directory C<bin>.
645
646=head2 modulebuildrc_path
647
648=over 4
649
650=item Arguments: path
651
652=back
653
654Returns a path describing where to install the C<.modulebuildrc> file, based on
655the given path.
656
657=head2 resolve_empty_path
658
659=over 4
660
661=item Arguments: path
662
663=back
664
665Builds and returns the base path into which to set up the local module
666installation. Defaults to C<~/perl5>.
667
668=head2 resolve_home_path
669
670=over 4
671
672=item Arguments: path
673
674=back
675
676Attempts to find the user's home directory. If installed, uses C<File::HomeDir>
677for this purpose. If no definite answer is available, throws an exception.
678
679=head2 resolve_relative_path
680
681=over 4
682
683=item Arguments: path
684
685=back
686
687Translates the given path into an absolute path.
688
689=head2 resolve_path
690
691=over 4
692
693=item Arguments: path
694
695=back
696
697Calls the following in a pipeline, passing the result from the previous to the
698next, in an attempt to find where to configure the environment for a local
699library installation: L</resolve_empty_path>, L</resolve_home_path>,
700L</resolve_relative_path>. Passes the given path argument to
701L</resolve_empty_path> which then returns a result that is passed to
702L</resolve_home_path>, which then has its result passed to
703L</resolve_relative_path>. The result of this final call is returned from
704L</resolve_path>.
705
0fb70b9a 706=head1 A WARNING ABOUT UNINST=1
707
708Be careful about using local::lib in combination with "make install UNINST=1".
709The idea of this feature is that will uninstall an old version of a module
710before installing a new one. However it lacks a safety check that the old
711version and the new version will go in the same directory. Used in combination
712with local::lib, you can potentially delete a globally accessible version of a
381738d7 713module while installing the new version in a local place. Only combine "make
0fb70b9a 714install UNINST=1" and local::lib if you understand these possible consequences.
715
dc8ddd06 716=head1 LIMITATIONS
717
618272fe 718Rather basic shell detection. Right now anything with csh in its name is
719assumed to be a C shell or something compatible, and everything else is assumed
53699c99 720to be Bourne, except on Win32 systems. If the C<SHELL> environment variable is
721not set, a Bourne-compatible shell is assumed.
dc8ddd06 722
723Bootstrap is a hack and will use CPAN.pm for ExtUtils::MakeMaker even if you
724have CPANPLUS installed.
725
726Kills any existing PERL5LIB, PERL_MM_OPT or MODULEBUILDRC.
727
e423efce 728Should probably auto-fixup CPAN config if not already done.
729
dc8ddd06 730Patches very much welcome for any of the above.
bc30e1d5 731
53699c99 732On Win32 systems, does not have a way to write the created environment variables
733to the registry, so that they can persist through a reboot.
734
9a021b2b 735=head1 TROUBLESHOOTING
736
737If you've configured local::lib to install CPAN modules somewhere in to your
738home directory, and at some point later you try to install a module with C<cpan
739-i Foo::Bar>, but it fails with an error like: C<Warning: You do not have
740permissions to install into /usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/x86_64-linux at
741/usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/Foo/Bar.pm> and buried within the install log is an
742error saying C<'INSTALL_BASE' is not a known MakeMaker parameter name>, then
743you've somehow lost your updated ExtUtils::MakeMaker module.
744
745To remedy this situation, rerun the bootstrapping procedure documented above.
746
747Then, run C<rm -r ~/.cpan/build/Foo-Bar*>
748
749Finally, re-run C<cpan -i Foo::Bar> and it should install without problems.
750
618272fe 751=head1 ENVIRONMENT
752
753=over 4
754
755=item SHELL
756
53699c99 757=item COMSPEC
758
618272fe 759local::lib looks at the user's C<SHELL> environment variable when printing out
760commands to add to the shell configuration file.
761
53699c99 762On Win32 systems, C<COMSPEC> is also examined.
763
618272fe 764=back
765
b5cc15f7 766=head1 AUTHOR
767
768Matt S Trout <mst@shadowcat.co.uk> http://www.shadowcat.co.uk/
769
d6b71a2d 770auto_install fixes kindly sponsored by http://www.takkle.com/
771
b5c1154d 772=head1 CONTRIBUTORS
773
774Patches to correctly output commands for csh style shells, as well as some
775documentation additions, contributed by Christopher Nehren <apeiron@cpan.org>.
776
0fb70b9a 777'--self-contained' feature contributed by Mark Stosberg <mark@summersault.com>.
778
b9c94c15 779Ability to pass '--self-contained' without a directory inspired by frew on
780irc.perl.org/#catalyst.
781
c4dbb66c 782Doc patches for a custom local::lib directory contributed by Torsten Raudssus
8b1e8e69 783<torsten@raudssus.de>.
784
be160790 785Hans Dieter Pearcey <hdp@cpan.org> sent in some additional tests for ensuring
9a021b2b 786things will install properly, submitted a fix for the bug causing problems with
787writing Makefiles during bootstrapping, contributed an example program, and
788submitted yet another fix to ensure that local::lib can install and bootstrap
789properly. Many, many thanks!
790
791pattern of Freenode IRC contributed the beginnings of the Troubleshooting
792section. Many thanks!
be160790 793
53699c99 794Patch to add Win32 support contributed by Curtis Jewell <csjewell@cpan.org>.
795
7c0db165 796=head1 COPYRIGHT
797
798Copyright (c) 2007 - 2009 the local::lib L</AUTHOR> and L</CONTRIBUTORS> as
799listed above.
800
b5cc15f7 801=head1 LICENSE
802
7c0db165 803This library is free software and may be distributed under the same terms
804as perl itself.
b5cc15f7 805
806=cut
807
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