At 04:24 PM 12/7/01 +0000, Lanceo wrote: >Does just copying a module work?
Not in general. I applied my amazing powers of perception in this case and took an educated guess that you could get away with it for HTML::Template. This offer does not apply to all modules, void where prohibited and in Tennessee, free shipping only within the Continental United States, do not engage motor while safety shield is removed. >Some of the modules have, for lack of a >better term, 'text' embeded into them, and the package has so many other >files that must have some purpose. I'm just worried about copying a module >and having pieces missing... > >"Peter Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > At 12:27 PM 12/7/2001 +0000, Lanceo wrote: > > >I am also using both and this morning tried to use make, to no avail. > > >Someone else gave me the tip to try > > >perl -V:make > > >to see what version of make my installs use, one returns with >'make=nmake;' > > >so I tried nmake instead... but neither make nor nmake are recognized as > > >valid programs in dos. > > > > > >I have read a whole bunch of installation instructions, from CPAN and > > >ActiveState, and there is no way the installation of modules should be >this > > >complicated, they just tell you to unzip the archive into a directory, go > > >there and run Makefile.PL (which works for me) and then: > > >make > > >make test > > >make install > > > > > >But none of my attempts to get make to work have succeeded. I am getting > > >pretty frustrated trying to get this (probably very simple) install >process > > >to work! One word -Argh! =8-) > > > > Well, you're not going to get far in Perl without a make program, so I > > suggest you get one. Someone on this list should be able to tell you >where > > to find it. Try the ActiveState FAQ. > > > > However, in the case of this module, you won't need it. All you need to >do > > is copy the module into the right place. Go to the root of your > > ActiveState perl, descend into the site\lib directory, create a directory > > called HTML if there isn't one already, and copy the Template.pm file from > > the download there. Similar procedure on Unix with the site_perl >directory. > > > > >"Rod Crowder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > > > Do you have Active State's perl? The package is available using PPM >from > > > > their repository, and shouldn't need any compilation. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Sharat Hegde [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: 07 December 2001 06:45 > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Working with Perl Modules > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > I have been using Perl for some time but have not yet used the Perl > > >modules. > > > > > > > > I wanted to start off with the HTML::Template module - it will save me >a > > >lot > > > > > > > > of effort if I can use it. I need to get this working on Windows >(where I > > >do > > > > > > > > my development) as well as on my 3rd party shared host (where I do not > > >have > > > > control over directories in my domain). > > > > > > > > I have downloaded the template files to my Windows desktop but I am >unable > > > > to "make" the module. I do not have a C compiler or the make utility. >I > > > > downloaded the GNU make, but I think I will need to compile this with >a C > > > > compiler which I do not have (-: > > > > > > > > So the question is: how do I get the Perl module running on my Windows > > > > desktop as well as on the 3rd party shared host. > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > > > With Regards, > > > > Sharat > > > > -- Peter Scott Pacific Systems Design Technologies http://www.perldebugged.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
