local::lib - installed by default

Hello,

I have a humble request - that the mod local::lib be installed by default at part of CPAN, and not as a separate install. FTP and HTTP are supported "out of the box", we are asking the same for local file. This would allow a local repo of CPAN to be used out of the box via filesystem. This may mean that local::lib no longer exists, it is rolled into the base CPAN code.

It is a chicken/egg scenario, in order to install from fileshare, you have to have local::lib installed. This requires going to the net for CPAN install, which in our case is not allowed.

There are work arounds (boot strap, rpm's, etc) but it would be nice to use a local repo native to CPAN out of the box.

The use case, many servers (1000) in a commercial environment. We have no direct access to the internet, and we have to use a vetted source for CPAN on a local fileshare, not public repos via FTP or HTTP. We could bring up a local HTTP repo, but would prefer to use fileshare

Thanks for your time an consideration.

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Re: local::lib - installed by default by Corion (Patriarch) on Mar 11, 2014 at 16:26 UTC
I might be confused here, but local::lib does not deal with CPAN mirrors. It deals with installed modules. If you want to run your own CPAN mirror, using a `file:///` URI makes the `cpan` tool use a fileshare instead of HTTP. I think that App::cpanminus (for example) can deal with non-HTTP mirrors as long as they have the usual CPAN structure. If you meant something else, I'm sorry that I misunderstood.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: local::lib - installed by default by McA (Priest) on Mar 11, 2014 at 16:29 UTC
Just canceled my reply. I'm happy that not only I'm confused... ;-)	[reply]
Re: local::lib - installed by default by ikegami (Patriarch) on Mar 12, 2014 at 15:18 UTC
The use case, many servers (1000) in a commercial environment. We have no direct access to the internet, and we have to use a vetted source for CPAN on a local fileshare, not public repos via FTP or HTTP. We could bring up a local HTTP repo, but would prefer to use fileshare local::lib doesn't help there. It's used to locate installed modules; it's not a means of fetching uninstalled distributions. You want `minicpan` to create a local CPAN. Note: I avoid local::lib because it uses the INSTALL_BASE scheme which causes problems when you upgrade your Perl. PREFIX + LIB is the way to go. Or you can do what I do and install Perl itself locally using `perlbrew`.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: local::lib - installed by default by Anonymous Monk on Mar 11, 2014 at 20:33 UTC
I have a humble request - that the mod local::lib be installed by default at part of CPAN, and not as a separate install. ... It is a chicken/egg scenario, in order to install from fileshare, you have to have local::lib installed. ... Well, CPAN isn't maintained by perlmonks ... But there really is no need to inline local::lib -- simply read local::lib documentation All local::lib does is arrange a few env vars supported by Perl/CPAN/ExtUtils::MakeMaker/Module::Build There is no chicken and egg problem, you don't need local::lib installed to set a few env vars Also, like Corion says, you don't need local::lib to install modules from a local file share All you have to do is update your cpan configuration and set a few env vars See CPAN/perlrun ( Re: How do I tell CPAN to use a local lib? () )	[reply]