From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 24 18:12:16 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B661816A419 for ; Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:12:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from smurphy@calarts.edu) Received: from echo.calarts.edu (echo.calarts.edu [198.182.157.9]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1BBB13C4B5 for ; Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:12:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from smurphy@calarts.edu) Received: from echo.calarts.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (Email Security Appliance) with SMTP id 4EFFF101E3F0; Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:56:44 +0000 (GMT) Received: from muse2.calarts.edu (muse2.calarts.edu [198.182.157.28]) by echo.calarts.edu (Email Security Appliance) with ESMTP id 3AEFE101924E; Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:56:42 +0000 (GMT) Received: from [198.182.157.181] (not-in-dns.calarts.edu [198.182.157.181] (may be forged)) (authenticated bits=0) by muse2.calarts.edu (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id l9OIBt9a079236 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:11:55 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from smurphy@calarts.edu) Message-ID: <471F8AE5.1000504@calarts.edu> Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:11:49 -0700 From: Sean Murphy User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Windows/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Noah , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <471EDBCB.8010009@enabled.com> <72cf361e0710232335r7024c28fw842d83a04eab94de@mail.gmail.com> <471F767C.9090007@enabled.com> In-Reply-To: <471F767C.9090007@enabled.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 198.182.157.28 Cc: Subject: Re: easiest way to install CPAN on FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:12:16 -0000 Noah wrote: > > > Martin Hepworth wrote: >> what have you tried and what errors do you get? >> > > Martin > > > thanks for responding. here are the errors I am receiving when I am > attempting to update things. > > > sudo perl -MCPAN -e 'CPAN::Shell->install(CPAN::Shell->r)' > [~] > Password: > Sorry, try again. > Password: > Cannot load ExtUtils::MakeMaker: Can't locate ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm in > @INC (@INC contains: /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/mach > /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8 /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl > /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/mach /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8 .) at (eval > 4) line 1. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/BSDPAN/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm line 17. > Compilation failed in require at /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/CPAN.pm > line 16. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/CPAN.pm line 16. > Compilation failed in require. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted. > > > >> >> -- >> martin >> >> On 10/24/07, *Noah* > >> wrote: >> >> Hi there, >> >> I am looking around for a really simple way to install CPAN on >> FreeBSD. >> I keep running into errors in one variation or another. >> >> Anybody have a good page to send me to? >> >> Cheers, >> >> Noah >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to " >> freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org >> " >> >> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > I don't install CPAN on FreeBSD. I use the ports and packages from http://www.freebsd.org/ports Do a search for the module that you require P5- means it is a perl module also you can use the ports collection for PHP modules as well. This will automatically install any other dependent modules. Hope this helps