Re: Programmatically installing modules

> if I run it with a module I already have it updates it (so I need to check first)

 -D module [ module ... ]
           Show the module details. This prints one line for each out-
+of-date
           module (meaning, modules locally installed but have newer v
+ersions
           on CPAN).  Each line has three columns: module name, local 
+version,
           and CPAN version.
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since cpan.pl is a wrapper around CPAN.pm it should be possible to automatize this (at least).

Cheers Rolf

( addicted to the Perl Programming Language)

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Re^2: Programmatically installing modules by morgon (Priest) on Dec 23, 2013 at 10:38 UTC
I already check for the availability of the module (via a require) before I try to install. My main problem at the moment is making the installation non-interactive.	[reply]
Re^3: Programmatically installing modules by LanX (Saint) on Dec 23, 2013 at 10:41 UTC
I thought you wanted to avoid automatic updates? Cheers Rolf ( addicted to the Perl Programming Language)	[reply]
Re^4: Programmatically installing modules by morgon (Priest) on Dec 23, 2013 at 11:02 UTC
Yes that is why I do a require first and only when that fails I do the install. So when I have the module the require succeeds and I do not run the install.	[reply]
Re^5: Programmatically installing modules by LanX (Saint) on Dec 23, 2013 at 11:09 UTC
Re^6: Programmatically installing modules by morgon (Priest) on Dec 23, 2013 at 11:14 UTC