Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 12:55:57 -0600 From: Tillman Hodgson <tillman@seekingfire.com> To: FreeBSD-Ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Install a Perl module that's not currently a port? Message-ID: <20041014185557.GT8057@seekingfire.com> In-Reply-To: <416EC02F.5000700@vonostingroup.com> References: <20041014174541.GR8057@seekingfire.com> <416EC02F.5000700@vonostingroup.com>
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On Thu, Oct 14, 2004 at 02:06:39PM -0400, Frank Laszlo wrote: > Tillman Hodgson wrote: > > >Howdy, > > > >How does one cleanly install a perl module (List::Group, in this case) > >that's not currently a port? I seem to recall reading something about a > >CPAN wrapper or something along those lines ... > > You could either create your own port for it, or use cpan to install it, > information regarding cpan can be found at > http://www.cpan.org, to get to the cpan shell, simply execute: > perl -MCPAN -e shell I'll likely create my own port then, as I don't want to get off the portupgrade track. I was hoping that there was a CPAN wrapper that would "portify" modules brought in via CPAN automatically. -T -- "The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled." -- Plutarch (45 - 125 A.D. Greek Writer & Lecturer)
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