in reply to Re: Debugging CPAN problem
in thread Debugging CPAN problem

Are you confusing memory and storage space?

Yes - I mean disk storage space rather than RAM.

You don't say which models pi are involved

Raspberry Pi Zero with just 512Mb RAM - but both units have the same amount of RAM.

Did you forget about this?

I did look at cpanm but it isn't installed, so I have not been using it. I have today tried installing it with sudo apt-get install cpanm which didn't work and with cpan APP::cpanminus which was 'Killed'.

What needs doing to install and use cpanm?

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Re^3: Debugging CPAN problem
by marto (Cardinal) on Dec 22, 2020 at 19:22 UTC

    Ignoring the fact that the first thing you did after running cpan was to install cpan, go back and read what I wrote :) If you run out of RAM expect daft things to happen. Use the OS package management to install things, you don't need to everything yourself. sudo apt install libhttp-server-simple-perl You're wasting time compiling on a low end/embedded system. apt isn't cpan, so don't expect packages to be the same as they do on cpan, which is probably why your apt-get install cpanm "didn't work" (this isn't a report anyone can help you with constructively :), sudo apt install cpanminus or something similar. Also The documentation often has hints and tips for installation.

    Update: fixed autocorrect based typo.

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      Use the OS package management to install things, you don't need to everything yourself. sudo apt install libhttp-server-simple-perl You're wasting time compiling on a low end/embedded system. apt isn't cpan, so don't expect packages to be the same as they do on cpan

      Thank you so much marto.

      I have managed to get the server working with sudo apt install libhttp-server-simple-perl. I had no idea that there was any way to install a Perl module other than writing it yourself, copying the Perl code for pure Perl modules or using cpan.

      Where would I look to find what can be installed using apt and what package name to use?

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        If you're using the system perl, the system package manager is the way to go. Based on what you've described about your project goals here, and limited scope I don't see any issues. To search:

        apt-cache search SearchTermGoesHere

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        man apt-cache, notice how search ianregex friendly.

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