Toolserver:Perl

Instead of bugging River for adding perl modules, you can install them for yourself into your home directory. While these instructions only work for installing modules from nightshade, if the module is pure perl it can still be used on willow.

Step 1: Add these lines to your ~/.bash_profile: export PERL5LIB=$PERL5LIB:~/lib export MANPATH=$MANPATH:~/man

Step 2: You will need to create some directories $ mkdir -p ~/bin $ mkdir -p ~/lib $ mkdir -p ~/man/man{1,3} $ mkdir -p ~/.cpan/CPAN $ mkdir -p ~/.cpan/build $ mkdir -p ~/.cpan/sources

Step 3: You'll need to copy the global CPAN settings (/etc/perl/CPAN/Config.pm) file (from wolfsbane!) to ~/.cpan/CPAN/MyConfig.pm: $ cp /etc/perl/CPAN/Config.pm ~/.cpan/CPAN/MyConfig.pm

Step 4: Edit MyConfig.pm

Step 4a: Replace every reference to the /home/simetrical/ directory to your home directory.

Step 4b: Change the 'makepl_arg' setting to this: LIB=~/lib INSTALLSITEMAN1DIR=~/man/man1 INSTALLSITEMAN3DIR=~/man/man3

Step 5: Save, logout, then log back in, so the new environment variables are set.

Step 6: Start CPAN: $ perl -MCPAN -e "shell"

Step 7: Install modules. The .pm files are added to your ~/lib directory, and the documentation is added to your ~/man directory. For example: cpan> install Text::CSV

Step 8: There is no step 8. You're done!

If you use CGI scripts in perl you have to add your home directory to @INC because CGI scripts do not parse your ~/.bash_profile:

use lib "/home/username/lib";