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To: netmaster@digital-word.com From: fliptop <fliptop@peacecomputers.com> Subject: Re: [OT] Moving WYPUG Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 07:44:01 -0500 Jonathan M. Hollin wrote: > I now need to install some Perl modules (DBD-MySql, Image-Magick, etc). > Under ActivePerl on WYPUG's current Win2K box, I would simply use the > Perl Package Manager (PPM) to download and install these modules. Is > there an equivalent under Unix? If not, what's the best way to install > modules? In short, what do I need to know? > > A step-by-step guide would be great (I'm a 100% Unix newbie), but I > would also be extremely grateful for pointers to the relevant docs, > URI's, etc. i'll toss in my $0.02 here - if you're running redhat, you can use makerpm.pl to generate rpm's from your cpan source code. i use this all the time and have never had a problem. http://www.perl.com/cs/user/query/q/6?id_topic=61 the version of makerpm.pl you find may not work with rpm version 4.0 or higher, this will fix that: 572c572 < } elsif ($rpm_version =~ /rpm\s+version\s+3\.+/i) { --- > } elsif ($rpm_version =~ /rpm\s+version\s+3|4\.+/i) { === To: fliptop@peacecomputers.com, netmaster@digital-word.com From: Robert Landrum <rlandrum@capitoladvantage.com> Subject: Re: [OT] Moving WYPUG Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 11:17:48 -0500 At 7:44 AM -0500 2/15/02, fliptop wrote: > >the version of makerpm.pl you find may not work with rpm version 4.0 >or higher, this will fix that: > >572c572 >< } elsif ($rpm_version =~ /rpm\s+version\s+3\.+/i) { >--- > > } elsif ($rpm_version =~ /rpm\s+version\s+3|4\.+/i) { Actually I don't think that really "fixes" it... That's going to search for rpm\s+version\s+3 or 4\.+ You want } elsif ($rpm_version =~ /rpm\s+version\s+(?:3|4)\.+/i) { Rob ===