Net::FTP in OS

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

hi guys,this is a quite a general question. I want to know if the libnet which contain the Net::FTP can be installed in any platform which can install the ActivePerl?such as Solaris and NT. If they do,do all the platforms need separate version of libnet according to the platform? Thank you in advanced... :>

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Re: Net::FTP in OS by atl (Pilgrim) on Aug 03, 2000 at 14:47 UTC
ActivePerl is a (the?) Perl distribution win platforms, maintained by ActiveState (hence the name). For Un*x platforms, the distribution doesn't have a special name. Fetch the source or a precompiled binary from http://www.perl.com/. As for the modules, sure, they will work on both platforms, but you might have to compile them seperately, if the contain C source code. The Details are in the README or INSTALL you find in the module bundle. You'll find the at CPAN. Andreas	[reply]
Re: Net::FTP in OS by BigJoe (Curate) on Aug 03, 2000 at 16:32 UTC
If you go to CPAN and search for the module and read the documentation about it you can find out which platforms it has been tested on and if they pass. You can also get information about the author. Click here to see the Net Module --BigJoe Learn patience, you must. Young Perl Monk craves not these things.	[reply]
Re: Net::FTP in OS by tiny (Beadle) on Aug 04, 2000 at 00:02 UTC
libnet does not included any C source that needs to be compiled. You can simply copy the relevant directories from a Linux box or other working machine to any machine with Perl installed and expect it to work fine. This directory is /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.0/Net on my Linux box.	[reply]
Re: Net::FTP in OS by princepawn (Parson) on Aug 03, 2000 at 20:07 UTC
Use Win32::Internet for FTP on Win32 systems. We have production code which uses Net::FTP on Unix boxes and Win32::Internet on Win32 systems.	[reply]