Hi there: You need to save your CPAN config. As in the first line, you selected that:
> <auto_commit> > Always commit changes to config variables to disk? [no] [Enter] Therefore your settings aren't actually saved. You have to commit them yourself - "o conf commit" or change that setting back. Reading the dialogs it gives you before making your choices will help you make informed decisions. Cheers, Jon On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 4:19 AM, Stephen Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi folks, > > > Each time starting cpan it asks to reconfig cpan; > > > # perl -MCPAN -e shell > Sorry, we have to rerun the configuration dialog for CPAN.pm due to > some missing parameters... > > Normally CPAN.pm keeps config variables in memory and changes need to > be saved in a separate 'o conf commit' command to make them permanent > between sessions. If you set the 'auto_commit' option to true, changes > to a config variable are always automatically committed to disk. > > <auto_commit> > Always commit changes to config variables to disk? [no] [Enter] > > A Build.PL is run by perl in a separate process. Likewise we run > './Build' and './Build install' in separate processes. If you have any > parameters you want to pass to the calls, please specify them here. > > Typical frequently used settings: > > --install_base /home/xxx # different installation > directory > > <mbuildpl_arg> > Parameters for the 'perl Build.PL' command? [] [Enter] > > Parameters for the './Build' command? Setting might be: > > --extra_linker_flags -L/usr/foo/lib # non-standard library > location > > <mbuild_arg> > Your choice: [] [Enter] > > Do you want to use a different command for './Build install'? Sudo > users will probably prefer: > > su root -c ./Build > or > sudo ./Build > or > /path1/to/sudo -u admin_account ./Build > > <mbuild_install_build_command> > or some such. Your choice: [./Build] [Enter] > > Parameters for the './Build install' command? Typical frequently used > setting: > > --uninst 1 # uninstall conflicting files > > <mbuild_install_arg> > Your choice: [] [Enter] > > Please remember to call 'o conf commit' to make the config permanent! > > cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.9301) > ReadLine support enabled > > cpan[1]> > > > It start "cpan[1]>" instead. Please advise how to fix this problem. > TIA > > > B.R. > Stephen L > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com >
