Re: Local CPAN search engine

I'm presuming that simply accessing search.cpan.org is not an option?

If so, perhaps you could check out the CPANPLUS module. Though still under development, it provides an API for the backend, assuming the regular shell is not sufficient for your purposes (this would require, of course, that you configure the module for querying your local mirror).

Matt

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Re: Re: Local CPAN search engine by audreyt (Hermit) on May 03, 2002 at 18:02 UTC
Yes. Please refer to the CPANPLUS::FAQ manpage, which contains this snippet: `my $cb = new CPANPLUS::Backend; my $conf = $cb->configure_object; $conf->_set_ftp(urilist => [ { path => '/mnt/cdrom', scheme => 'file', host => '//server', }, @{ $conf->_get_ftp('urilist') } ]);` [download] You can also set the same 'urilist' in the installed CPANPLUS/Config.pm to achieve the same effect. As for the web-based search interface, I think you can write to gbarr@pobox.com to ask a copy of the front-end code. I think a local search.cpan.org would indeed be cool.	[reply] [d/l]

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Re: Re: Local CPAN search engine
by audreyt (Hermit) on May 03, 2002 at 18:02 UTC

my $cb = new CPANPLUS::Backend;
my $conf = $cb->configure_object;
$conf->_set_ftp(urilist => [ {
    path   => '/mnt/cdrom',
    scheme => 'file',
    host   => '//server',
}, @{ $conf->_get_ftp('urilist') } ]);
[download]

As for the web-based search interface, I think you can write to gbarr@pobox.com to ask a copy of the front-end code. I think a local search.cpan.org would indeed be cool.

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