thanks guys, i deleted .cpan and /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.0/CPAN/config.pm (on redhat 7.2) and i was able to reconfigure everything and install all the modules.beware the freeos mirror site for india is down as freeos is out of business so dont choose your location as india as cpan thinks the freeos mirror exists. anyway for stpi connections the us mirrors seem faster.cpan shell rocks .must dig into perl more.btw suresh i had no problems (so far) despite not having reverse dns for this box on the internal network. regards, dayalan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Raju Mathur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 6:23 PM Subject: [LIH] Re: setting up CPAN shell
> >>>>> "Suresh" == Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Suresh> +++ Dayalan Manohar [linux-india] <28/01/02 17:45 +0530>: > >> i'm trying to install some software using CPAN shell "perl > >> -MCPAN -e shell".The first time I ran this command I was asked > >> a few questions (ftp proxy,location of certain > >> programs,geographical location etc).I totally messed up in > >> answering these questions.next time i invoked the cpan shell I > >> was not asked any questions.How to delete the earlier settings > >> and configure the CPAN shell again? > > Suresh> rm -rf .cpan/ (likely in the directory where you invoked > Suresh> the cpan shell) Also - does your IP have proper rDNS? If > Suresh> not you can't use the CPAN shell to install perl modules. > > Nah, that doesn't work. The system-wide settings are kept in the Perl > library directory, on my system in: > > /usr/lib/perl5/5.00503/CPAN/Config.pm > > You'll have to remove (or rename) that file before CPAN will ask you > for configuration again. Alternatively, you can edit > ~/.cpan/CPAN/MyConfig.pm to override values in the system default, or > use the CPAN conf command to override values for one session. > > Regards, > > -- Raju > -- > Raju Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kandalaya.org/ > It is the mind that moves > > _______________________________________________ > linux-india-help mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
