From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 24 21:10:20 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 367FB16A46B for ; Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:10:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com (wx-out-0506.google.com [66.249.82.239]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E441813C48D for ; Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:10:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id i29so280462wxd for ; Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:10:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.70.52.2 with SMTP id z2mr1711291wxz.1193260215144; Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:10:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?192.168.1.102? ( [67.189.206.211]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id h13sm1775278wxd.2007.10.24.14.10.13 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:10:14 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:10:47 -0400 To: User Questions Organization: Seibercom.net In-Reply-To: <471F8AE5.1000504@calarts.edu> References: <471F767C.9090007@enabled.com> <471F8AE5.1000504@calarts.edu> Face: iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAADAAAAAwBAMAAAClLOS0AAAAIVBMVEX+7+6BM0IyMg7+5fri vGf+mZn////d5ucyM0Jjm2vOMzPtzkgwAAAAB3RJTUUHsQwfFzs7RBhzUQAAAhJJREFUOI1t k89q20AQxmWIY8htFwfLumkukR6gDxDYIpJTVAg0PunQ7F4dkLTYR0GodCvCjazeFHoo+5Sd lf/tWp6DJObHzDff7Mrhh5DcCufwsWovg1fS9G/x+wzE83wH6g8L/FAzPulV3kILrLv5ikK1 5DyF3ASKgE8CCHL+Rn8ZIFGEKI+SIsw8C3ClmFKdT32l4M4E3fTmLyM+8dQ/sCri6PHpq9dR QsAGmyVbjr2O+EVgj3u7YRH701EAsA3O23bDPA3erZUI8MtKa2gnBkgWnQ/hWIPQ2m6ilKKz TJ0BISceupveK4rrMivSaNGpEiGh8PMEEpmyNVrGIMVh2L6CRakE3QwIhLkBUsZyQXDxxIWG H0HK8pQ50Rc8D+KeCriT4C7Y4+fTChdYHKV1qwmLsvvPRuBR0fDaAL1Bd77AqTqzlX6MlVv4 2gecAUFc9NfhKTU24CPaGx8CvipRAY0PAI+xwL0ERuivLIJ8AG6gLAEugLVywa9PyzUATjut hxqvOJVb1OEACNKhuCFy/AdrvGtQmEe7j7YOyjI8OdkDkbXbaltVsoBKXh+ATB9KqEodufgO UDXLHsjIGW3Yi84X2Ei0KNdokD2nreNcbdsd0I1f4ENXyOfpFXvQFVU/rZDJt1BrTJbSkTGm m142iWeyvttPNZFZI3fmkhhvapgffRwC8yRocj4AK/y5MM//A2fdrlbSnOlbAAAAAElFTkSu QmCC Message-Id: <20071024171040.F81E.GERARD-SEIBERT@seibercom.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: Becky! ver. 2.41 [en] From: Gerard Subject: Re: easiest way to install CPAN on FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: User Questions List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:10:20 -0000 On October 24, 2007 at 02:11PM Sean Murphy wrote: > 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=20 > module also you can use the ports collection for PHP modules as well. =20 > This will automatically install any other dependent modules. Unfortunately, not all CPAN modules are available in the ports collection. That leaves just two readily available avenues open. 1) Become a maintainer and port the module to FreeBSD. This is a rather tim= e consuming process that while it has its advantages, it is certainly not advantageous for a user who needs the module installed now. 2) Use CPANPLUS to install the module. Unless the user has the time, knowledge and motivation to do the first, the second approach is usually superior. Just my 2=A2. --=20 Gerard