Re: Re3: (installing modules) Problem with DynaLoader and "use"ing downloaded modules

++bbfu! You found my problem. I was downloading the actual .pm file for each module, not the tarred/gzipped distro. After downloading, unzipping, and making the module, I can successfully use the modules now.

As for running a CPAN mirror, that was not the case. I can run the CPAN shell, and it would configure and start downloading modules, but every time it started compiling the module, I would get an out of memory error. CPAN seems to auto-update (the version installed on our system is 1.59, and I think the current version is 1.71?) before it will download any other modules, and would always crash when attempting compile the new version of CPAN.

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Re4: (installing modules) Problem with DynaLoader and "use"ing downloaded modules by bbfu (Curate) on Jul 25, 2003 at 20:28 UTC
Huh. That's odd. I never had much luck updating Bundle::CPAN either, myself, but it never forces me to. I don't have any idea why it would. Maybe check your URL list (shrug) using `o conf` from the cpan shell. Or maybe the prerequisites_policy option. I really have no idea, though. I guess you could always try updating Bundle::CPAN manually, as with the other modules, but I imagine it's more of a hassle than it's worth, since you can install modules ok now. bbfu Black flowers blossom Fearless on my breath	[reply] [d/l]

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Re4: (installing modules) Problem with DynaLoader and "use"ing downloaded modules
by bbfu (Curate) on Jul 25, 2003 at 20:28 UTC

Huh. That's odd. I never had much luck updating Bundle::CPAN either, myself, but it never forces me to. I don't have any idea why it would. Maybe check your URL list (*shrug*) using o conf from the cpan shell. Or maybe the prerequisites_policy option. I really have no idea, though. I guess you could always try updating Bundle::CPAN manually, as with the other modules, but I imagine it's more of a hassle than it's worth, since you can install modules ok now.

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