Since you are likely to come across this problem again, I would point out that CPAN.pm is part of the standard Perl installation. You can run this from the command line by typing:

perl -MCPAN -e shell;

To install a module type:

 i filename

It helps to have a compiler installed, but not all modules require it.

Also, to perform the installation by hand, you'll likely want the files to end up in perl/site/lib, but that varies from system to system. But the commands for installing modules are usually the same. First go to the module's directory then type:

perl Makefile.PL
make install
make test
make

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That's pretty much it, but depending on the module there might be more involved.

Another thing to be aware of is prerequisite modules. Be careful that the module you are installing doesn't require other modules to be in place first. The CPAN module can be configured to follow these dependencies & automagically install everything required.

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In reply to Re: How to install without PPM? by gregor42
in thread How to install without PPM? by aquacade

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