Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 12:59:37 -0400 From: Sahil Tandon <sahil@tandon.net> To: Andrew Pantyukhin <infofarmer@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing PERL modules from CPAN (instead of ports) Message-ID: <20080504165937.GA14899@shepherd> In-Reply-To: <20080504162307.GK92161@amilo.cenkes.org> References: <20080503232156.GB13074@shepherd> <20080504162307.GK92161@amilo.cenkes.org>
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* Andrew Pantyukhin <infofarmer@FreeBSD.org> [2008-05-04 20:23:09 +0400]:
> Try to request help on perl@FreeBSD.org (cc'ed). Perl ports are
> usually very easy to create and maintain, so if you don't want to
> spend 30 minutes learning, someone with enough experience can
> probably do it in a couple of minutes if you ask nicely :)
I did not mean to imply I was unwilling to create the port; was just curious
about how to not "break" the existing setup when installing modules outside
of the ports tree. Someone replied off-list suggesting I install to a
~/local dir and set $PERL5LIB to take that directory into account.
> Yes, making a new port is the easiest way to install something
> from CPAN.
I do prefer to keep everything organized in ports, so I created my first port:
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=ports/123382
Let's hope I didn't totally mess it up. :-)
--
Sahil Tandon <sahil@tandon.net>
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