#11123: Revise the organization of the perl modules.
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Reporter: ken@… | Owner: ken@…
Type: enhancement | Status: assigned
Priority: normal | Milestone: 8.4
Component: BOOK | Version: SVN
Severity: normal | Resolution:
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Comment (by cjg):
Hello Ken,
As you are looking at the perl modules, perhaps you would also care to
update the instructions regarding using cpan.
The current information is no longer correct. It says that the downloaded
modules installation directories are automatically deleted. This is most
certainly not the case anymore. I have done multiple installations from
scratch over the past several months and none of the source directories
are deleted.
Also there is the option to run cpan as a normal user using sudo to
install the modules. I ran into an issue with DATETIME (from memory
without actually looking at that page whilst commenting here.) that one of
the submodules developers made it a requirement that one of the testing
programs be run as a normal user, and did not bother to document it,
instead producing a weird error and bailing on installation due to a
failed test. Having this listed in the book would ensure that the do not
install as root is maintained within perl modules being installed via
cpan, and would eliminate the error once and for all.
Christopher.
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