[PLUG] Need Help Getting/Installing Perl Module

Kenneth G. Stephens kens at cad2cam.com
Wed Mar 23 05:32:59 UTC 2005


On Tue, 2005-03-22 at 21:19 -0800, Kenneth G. Stephens wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-03-22 at 16:20 -0800, Rich Shepard wrote:
> >    I invoked cpan to find and install perl/tk, but it failed. After trying
> > lynx, ncftp, and wget on a half-dozen or so sites, cpan gave up and retired.
> > I can access at least one of the sites manually using ncftp.
> > 
> >    Not being fluent in perl, I would appreciate some pointers on how to get a
> > copy of perl/tk installed here so I can use the sixpack bibliographic
> > software.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Rich
> > 
> Rich,
> 
> perl -MCPAN -e shell
> 
> gives you the install shell
> 
> cpan>install Tk
> 
> Then will go out and get the Tk module.
> 
> afterwards you can either install another module or 
> 
> cpan>quit
> 
> Currently the install is still going.  It's either quit or exit.
> 

I had to eventually use force.  I now, it's not nice, but. . .

cpan> force install Tk

3 tests failed.  Minor ones, but it did not want to install without
force.  I also ran perl as root. 
-- 
Ken Stephens
CAD 2 CAM




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