Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 19:18:36 -0500 (CDT) From: Don Read <dread@texas.net> To: "Tomlinson, Drew" <Drew.Tomlinson@lc.ca.gov> Cc: "FreeBSD Questions (E-mail)" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Perl / ZoneEdit Question - Perl Modules/Libraries Message-ID: <XFMail.010503191836.dread@texas.net> In-Reply-To: <BA5D0CE1CBB2D411B6AA00A0CC3F023901306073@ldcmsx01.lc.ca.gov>
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On 03-May-01 Tomlinson, Drew wrote: > I know that this isn't exactly a FreeBSD question but I'm hoping someone > will assist me. I have an account with ZoneEdit.com (a free DNS service). > I am trying to use their Perl script to update my dynamic address as needed. > I know nothing about Perl and could use some help. The beginning of this > script has the following two lines: > > use Sys::Hostname; > use LWP::UserAgent; > > A co-worker, who doesn't know much more than I, told me that these > statements are to use a library outside of Perl. A quick trip to the ports > section revealed www/p5-libwww which I am compiling now. Does anyone know > what I need to do to get the Sys library (module? - I don't even know the > vocabulary yet)? Or better yet, is there anyone that has done the same and > is willing to help me offline? I'd appreciate any assistance. > The Sys package should be part of the base Perl installation. check in /usr/libdata/perl/5.* Regards, -- Don Read dread@texas.net -- It's always darkest before the dawn. So if you are going to steal the neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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