How to set up CPAN shell

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Re: How to set up CPAN shell by Zaxo (Archbishop) on Jun 10, 2004 at 06:04 UTC
At the command prompt, as root, type `perl -MCPAN -e shell`. If you have never run CPAN.pm before you will be prompted for configuration information. The defaults are usually good. That will do CPAN installations system-wide. If you're dissatisfied with the configuration, the CPAN shell command `o conf init` will let you try again. If you can't be root or you want a playground for testing, you'll want a private CPAN setup for your home directory. I gave detailed instructions for setting that up in Re: Personal library with CPAN. Once in the shell, the '?' command will give a command summary, After Compline, Zaxo	[reply]
Re^2: How to set up CPAN shell by Nalina (Monk) on Jun 10, 2004 at 07:00 UTC
Thanks for ur reply It works fine. I downloaded Net::SSH::Perl module after entering to shell with 'get Net::SSH::Perl' command. But how do i install it now? I tried perl makefile.pl, but perl command is not getting recognised in the shell. What do I do now? Nalina	[reply]
Re^3: How to set up CPAN shell by Zaxo (Archbishop) on Jun 10, 2004 at 07:07 UTC
In the CPAN shell: `cpan> install Net::SSH::Perl` Like I said, the ? command gives a summary for using the shell, and `perldoc CPAN` has everything about it. After Compline, Zaxo	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: How to set up CPAN shell by Anonymous Monk on Jun 10, 2004 at 11:15 UTC
Re^3: How to set up CPAN shell by fluxion (Monk) on Jun 10, 2004 at 07:12 UTC
You can access the source tree through a normal shell by looking in `~/.cpan/build` and installing from there. A more convenient way to do it is to type `install Net::SSH::Perl` at the cpan shell, which will download and install automatically. Roses are red, violets are blue. All my base, are belong to you.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: How to set up CPAN shell by Anonymous Monk on Jun 10, 2004 at 12:29 UTC
Re: How to set up CPAN shell by eXile (Priest) on Jun 10, 2004 at 06:52 UTC
Hi, I know that my FreeBSD system also has a 'cpan' script that basically is a wrapper around the CPAN module. It's location is /usr/local/bin/cpan. On other machines that didn't have this, I did use an UNIX-style alias like: `alias cpan='perl -MCPAN -eshell'` [download] that saves some typing	[reply] [d/l]
Re: How to set up CPAN shell by drewbie (Chaplain) on Jun 11, 2004 at 03:28 UTC
You might also want to take a look at the CPANPLUS module. It has a compatibility mode for CPAN.pm, plus it does a whole lot more like automatically reporting test to CPAN testers. The docs mention that it is scheduled to take over CPAN.pm's duties in 5.10 so the time spent learning anything new will not be wasted. And it's invoked nearly identically to CPAN: `perl -MCPANPLUS -e 'shell'` [download]	[reply] [d/l]