Re: Installing modules in personal lib directory

Isn´t this a dirty installation?

Meh, it's what I do for all my locally developed modules. Who cares if it's "dirty"? update: I don't usually just copy them, I run PREFIX=DIRECTORY perl Makefile.PL; make test; make install;

As for PPM3, I haven't used PPM in years, but glancing at the docs, you might want to try target set root DIRECTORY.

"What should it profit a man, if he should win a flame war, yet lose his cool?"

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Re^2: Installing modules in personal lib directory by Andre_br (Pilgrim) on Aug 30, 2005 at 00:41 UTC
Sorry, I made a mess: ppm3 is for win's Active Perl, and my host is Linux. Forget about the ppm3 installation. Maybe using CPAN module, but I´m not sure on how to set the installation path to my personal lib directory... As for the procedure you mentioned, Joost, please give me more details.	[reply]
Re^3: Installing modules in personal lib directory by Joost (Canon) on Aug 30, 2005 at 01:25 UTC
`PREFIX=DIRECTORY perl Makefile.PL; make test; make install;` should work for most CPAN libs you download yourself ( I haven't tried it with the CPAN shell - try "`PREFIX=DIRECTORY perl -MCPAN -e'install Module::Name`" on the command line). "What should it profit a man, if he should win a flame war, yet lose his cool?"	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: Installing modules in personal lib directory by eXile (Priest) on Aug 30, 2005 at 14:50 UTC
when you first use the CPAN shell it asks you a couple of configuration questions. One of the questions asks for 'makepl' arguments (don't remember the specific term), if you enter 'PREFIX=/home/user/perl' (change the path to reflect the location you want your stuff installed in), the CPAN shell (for that user) will always install in /home/user/perl (if the modules take the PREFIX directive). You can change your CPAN shell config by editting it's configfile (usually in ~/.cpan/CPAN/MyConfig.pm)	[reply]