On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 10:15, Gabor Szabo <[email protected]> wrote: > How are you installing modules?
When possible - through apt-get. When not possible: $ cpan cpan> install Module:Name (This fails, because i always forget the second colon) cpan> install Module::Name (downloading. At this point i am usually asked whether it's OK to connect to the Internet. I wish i could tell it to always connect, but i can't find how to do it in the docs. Maybe i'm stupid.) (installing dependencies. At this point i am usually asked whether it's OK to install dependencies. I wish i could tell it to always install dependencies, but i can't find how to do it in the docs. Maybe i'm stupid.) (making) (preparing coffee) (testing) (reading RSS) (testing) (correcting spelling mistakes in Wikipedia) (testing) (considering whether i should finally start to prepare university homework) (testing) There are two possible endings: 1. Installation fails because of a failed test and i report this to the module's author, and if my motivation to try out the module is still high, i try to force-install it. 2. Installation fails because i don't have permissions and i repeat the procedure with $ sudo cpan That's, more or less, my usual routine. Do i like it? Actually, yes, but i know a lot of people who think that it's terrible and they are quite right. -- אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי Amir Elisha Aharoni http://aharoni.wordpress.com "We're living in pieces, I want to live in peace." - T. Moore _______________________________________________ Perl mailing list [email protected] http://mail.perl.org.il/mailman/listinfo/perl
