On Saturday 24 July 2004 06:34, Bob McClure Jr wrote: > I have had three requests for a quick-start guide to using CPAN, and > no less than the estimable Bill Stearns suggested I put it up on the > list. So if you don't like it here, blame him. ;-) > > This is a quick guide to getting started with CPAN. > Of course the ultimate reference is "man CPAN". >
Thanks Bob for a very useful introduction to CPAN. What should you do on FreeBSD if you have already installed various perl modules by other methods, specifically using portinstall/portupgrade? Should those packages be removed with pkg_deinstall and then reinstalled using CPAN? Also, can you summarise what the advantage is of using CPAN compared to using portinstall or other methods? Can CPAN be used in parallel with these other methods? Regards, Tom Munro Glass
