Re: POSIX.pm and Perl 5.004_02

First it complained that it couldn't find POSIX.pm, so I copy it from my machine to the server

Mistake number 1. POSIX is a XS module (requires a compiler), and you can't do that (you need to install the module proper).

Also, POSIX has been in the CORE since perl 5.00307 and is in CORE of perl 5.004_02. So whatever kind of perl install you have on the server, it's been botched and/or purposefully cut in size (not to mention that it's fairly old).

MJD says "you can't just make shit up and expect the computer to know what you mean, retardo!"
I run a Win32 PPM repository for perl 5.6.x and 5.8.x -- I take requests (README).
** The third rule of perl club is a statement of fact: pod is sexy.

Comment on Re: POSIX.pm and Perl 5.004_02 - Compatible?

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Re: Re: POSIX.pm and Perl 5.004_02 - Compatible?
by LeeC79 (Acolyte) on Sep 08, 2003 at 17:05 UTC

Could you tell me how to install the module proper?

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Re: Re: Re: POSIX.pm and Perl 5.004_02 - Compatible?

by PodMaster (Abbot) on Sep 08, 2003 at 21:47 UTC

perldoc perltoc |grep -i install
File STDIN:
            ExtUtils::Install, ExtUtils::Installed, ExtUtils::Liblist,
  perlmodinstall - Installing CPAN Modules
            module (sometimes unnecessary), INSTALL the module
        How do I install a module from CPAN?

Tutorials

A Guide to Installing Modules

Now, POSIX does not come as a CPAN distribution per se (it's CORE), but it's still in the right format -> http://search.cpan.org/src/TIMB/perl5.004_02/ext/POSIX/

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MJD says "you can't just make shit up and expect the computer to know what you mean, retardo!"
I run a Win32 PPM repository for perl 5.6.x and 5.8.x -- I take requests (README).
** The third rule of perl club is a statement of fact: pod is sexy.