doubleJ has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hello, How can I install Cpan perl modules in my windows box

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Re: trouble in installing modules
by davido (Cardinal) on May 29, 2004 at 09:36 UTC
    Start with ActiveState Perl, use ActiveState's "ppm" utility. It is well documented within the ActiveState POD.

    Let us know if you have questions on using that utility after you've looked over its documentation.

    If you have to ask how to install modules on a Windows system (it is a legitimate question), you probably should be using ActiveState for two good reasons: First, it comes with PPM. ...you need that for now. Second, it's the most common port of Perl for Windows. Unless you have a reason to use some other port, go with the commonly used one.


    Dave

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Re: trouble in installing modules
by Joost (Canon) on May 29, 2004 at 23:51 UTC
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Re: trouble in installing modules
by PodMaster (Abbot) on May 30, 2004 at 12:01 UTC
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Re: trouble in installing modules
by chanio (Priest) on May 30, 2004 at 03:59 UTC 
    perldoc ppm
# or
perldoc cpan

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    Then, to run ppm, you should go to c:\perl\bin .-

    cd c:\perl\bin
ppm
#help
#you exit with quit

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    .{\('v')/}
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