On Thursday, October 24, 2002, at 12:44 AM, Chuck Jacobson wrote:
Ok now I want to install some CPAN modules - not to necessarily to upgrade stuff I already have but to add new features. I wanted to start with upgrading CPAN since I figure if anything should work, that will.I can't seem to get this to "stick." When I set the "cpan_home" option this way, it always reverts back to the old value the next time I run cpan - I don't know why.
I have already done this as prescribed:
cpan> o conf cpan_home /var/root/.cpan
cpan_home /var/root/.cpan
Re-initializing CPAN was a good idea, but when you do it, you have to answer the questions *correctly* - see below.
WHY??? I apologize for shouting, but you've already been told that's wrong.Now, I re-initialized CPAN and chose yes instead of no.
The question you're answering with "yes" or "no" is not a yes/no question. It's asking for a path, and you need to either accept the default - which is "/var/root/.cpan" - by just pressing enter, or enter a full path if the default is not what you want. Neither "yes" or "no" is a correct response.
sherm--
If you listen to a UNIX shell, can you hear the C?
