If the CPAN module is already configured, you can set it to automatically get dependencies by issuing "o conf prerequisites_policy follow" - the default behavior described in the parent would be reset by saying "o conf prerequisites_policy ask". "ask" is better if teh packkage decides that a new version of perl is a preqequisite, (which happens (I think) if a module you are installing or one of it's prereqs is now part of core, implying that your installed version of perl is old.) "follow" is better in most cases with recent distributions (since the preceding case won't happen), since if you have many dependiencies which also have many dependincies, the CPAN modules just does it all automagically.

Also, it's amusing to hear someone crticize Unix as being naked relative to Windows.

--Bob Niederman, http://bob-n.com

In reply to Re: Re: perl distribution for hp-ux by bobn
in thread perl distribution for hp-ux by Anonymous Monk

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