Modules in CPAN that don't need to be compiled

ninja-joe has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I'm on a system where I'm not allowed to add modules, and I can't really request them to be installed. Are the majority of the modules submitted to CPAN ones that you can just slap into a dir and use? Or do most of them require installation? Is there any way to tell between the modules in CPAN that require the admin to install and ones that are "ready to go" so to speak when using the CPAN search?

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(jeffa) Re: Modules in CPAN that don't need to be compiled by jeffa (Bishop) on May 04, 2002 at 17:19 UTC
Be sure and read A Guide to Installing Modules - it explains how to install CPAN modules into your own account and how to access them from your scripts. jeffa L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L-- -R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B-- H---H---H---H---H---H--- (the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)	[reply]
Re: Modules in CPAN that don't need to be compiled by dws (Chancellor) on May 04, 2002 at 16:48 UTC
Are the majority of the modules submitted to CPAN ones that you can just slap into a dir and use? Or do most of them require installation? There's a lot of stuff in CPAN. Focusing on the "majority" of modules is misleading. Focus instead on the modules that are of interest to you. Find them in CPAN, download them, and look. If the .tar.gz containing the module contains only .pl and .pm pieces (in addition to README, Manifest, and .t files), then you can install it in your own directory. The ones to watch out for contain .xs or .c files. Those require that you compile parts and put them in places that require administrative access to get to.	[reply]
Re: Modules in CPAN that don't need to be compiled by broquaint (Abbot) on May 04, 2002 at 16:49 UTC
Most, if not all CPAN modules do not require an admin to install. If you have shell access (not sure if you even need this) and your own account you can install pretty much anything you like. Check out the nodes here and here for info on how to install modules without admin privileges, and I'm sure if you do a bit of research around the Monastary your bound to dig up even more info. HTH `_________ broquaint`	[reply]


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