Non-root Module Install problems

fireartist has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi,

I can't find the solution to my particular problem in the tutorial/modules section, or on cpan FAQ.
Also, the particular modules' docs don't provide the needed info.

I wish to install modules to my folder '~/lib', but I also want to tell MakeMaker to check that same folder to satisfy dependencies.

Example:
If I try to MakeMaker the HTML::Template module, it fails, saying it needs File::Spec.
O.k., so I make and install File::Spec using

perl Makefile.PL  LIB=~/lib INSTALLMAN1DIR=~/lib/man/man1 INSTALLMAN3D
+IR=~/lib/man/man3
make
make test
make install
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At this point, it fails to install properly, so I just copy the created files and folders to my '~/lib' directory. Then running a perl script with -

use lib '/home/actualre/lib';
use File::Spec
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- in it succeeds.

O.k., so now I try to install HTML::Template.

perl Makefile.PL  LIB=~/lib INSTALLMAN1DIR=~/lib/man/man1 INSTALLMAN3D
+IR=~/lib/man/man3
make
make test
make install
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It now fails, still saying it needs File::Spec. So again, my question is, how do I tell it 'install in my lib dir and ALSO check my lib dir to satisfy dependencies?'.

(Side Note)
I asked my hosts if they could install the Perl module HTML::Template, and they said

"Since we do not support this, you may upload the program to your cgi-bin or the directory where your scripts are uploaded. "

Sounds like they think I was asking them to install a script.
Do their tech-support not know what a Perl module is? :)

Thanks for any help.
fireartist

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Re: Non-root Module Install problems by Kanji (Parson) on Feb 20, 2002 at 11:43 UTC
You want to set PERL5LIB as an environmental variable ... `# Assumes you use (ba)sh PERL5LIB=/path/to/your/lib:/path/to/your/lib/i386-freebsd INC="-I/path/to/your/lib -I/path/to/your/lib/i386-freebsd" export PERL5LIB INC perl Makefile.PL LIB=/path/to/your/lib \ INSTALLMAN1DIR=/path/to/your/lib/man/man1 \ INSTALLMAN3DIR=/path/to/your/lib/man/man3 make make test make install` [download] Note the inclusion of `lib/$ARCHNAME` (well, `i386-freesbsd` in the above) in addition to `lib`, as Perl sometimes has the habit of stuffing Platform dependant modules/bits in that directory rather than `lib` proper. IIRC, you should be able to work out what `$ARCHNAME` should be on your platform by running ... `perl -MConfig -le 'print $Config{q(archname)}'` Update: Setting `INC`, too (example above updated) should help with `make test`. `:)` --k.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Re: Non-root Module Install problems by fireartist (Chaplain) on Feb 20, 2002 at 12:22 UTC
Thanks, I tried it and it (appears) to have worked. When I came to the 'make test' stage, it failed with the error: `Can't locate Test.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux +/5.00404 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/i386-linux /usr/lib/ +perl5/site_perl .) at test.pl line 5. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at test.pl line 5.` [download] Which I think is just because I had changed the PERL5LIB variable. Anyway, I continued with 'make install', which succeeded. I then wrote a little cgi that created a new HTML::Template object from a file, and filled it with a single variable. So this (very basic) test suggests that it is fine. Thank you. fireartist	[reply] [d/l]
(cLive ;-) Re: Non-root Module Install problems by cLive ;-) (Prior) on Feb 20, 2002 at 19:33 UTC
Sounds like they think I was asking them to install a script. Do their tech-support not know what a Perl module is? :) Sounds like they have a policy of keeping their servers running. Just because a script is on CPAN, it doesn't automatically mean it's bulletproof. What if there's a vulnerability that can be abused? Erring on the side of caution shows a sound business sense (or perhaps you're right, they have no idea what a module is :) .02 cLive ;-) -- seek(JOB,$$LA,0);	[reply]
Re: Non-root Module Install problems by trs80 (Priest) on Feb 21, 2002 at 02:36 UTC
I posted some information about this at one point. I am not sure if it is relevant to what you needed to know, but perhaps it will be to people that find this node in the future if it isn't.	[reply]
Re: Re: Non-root Module Install problems by fireartist (Chaplain) on Feb 21, 2002 at 09:38 UTC
I certainly found the article very interesting. While I have the problem solved for now, I'm sure it will save me much time when installing more modules in the future. :) fireartist	[reply]