Re: Re: Re: perl distribution for hp-ux

Please igonre previous post. I found out one ftp server which has this file MIRRORED.BY

ftp://cpan.digisle.net/pub/CPAN

When I complete the wizard, it gives the error

# perl -MCPAN -e 'install XML::DOM' Going to read /tmp/cpan/sources/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz FAILED --decompress --stdout /tmp/cpan/sources/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz: exit status 256 at /opt/perl5/lib/CPAN.pm lin e 449
What do I do?

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Re: Re: Re: Re: perl distribution for hp-ux by choocroot (Friar) on Jul 26, 2003 at 10:26 UTC
Do you have the GNU gzip utility ? (try running `gzip` from a shell prompt) If it is not installed on your system you can grab a copy here and install it (and take the .Z package): - http://hpux.cict.fr/hppd/hpux/Gnu/gzip-1.3.3/ Then launch `perl -MCPAN -e shell` and type `o conf init` to reconfigure CPAN and take care when it ask you for the "gzip" program path ...	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: Re: perl distribution for hp-ux by djbiv (Scribe) on Jul 25, 2003 at 17:23 UTC
looks like it failed accessing 'your favorite' compression utility. try running the -e shell instead of the -e install SOME::MODULE, it's possible the module isn't available on that mirror. I am no 'expert at using CPAN at the shell but when you get to the cpan> shell you should be able to type h or help for more info on the commands.	[reply]