Re^2: how to get the perl installed modules

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Re^3: how to get the perl installed modules by Polonius (Friar) on Jun 05, 2006 at 10:31 UTC
madtoperl, I considered messaging this privately, but I think there are lessons here that might benefit others. Several years ago, in an HTML forum, I set about answering another poster's question. After about three-quarters of an hour picking out various mistakes in the OP's code (which had obviously been cut-and-pasted from other sources with little understanding), it seemed that I had spent more time on this than the original poster. Many years before that, when I was new to programming, I sat beside someone much more experienced, who was able to answer all my questions. Whenever I had the slightest difficulty, it was too easy to ask. As Frederick Brooks said, "Good judgment comes from experience; experience comes from bad judgment." (Thanks for the link, eyepopslikeamosquito.) If you spend more time trying to fix errors yourself rather than calling for help (I know it's tempting; I've been there), you will learn much more from your own mistakes. Polonius	[reply]
Re^3: how to get the perl installed modules by davorg (Chancellor) on Jun 05, 2006 at 09:24 UTC
I replace the new function by module function That's where you're going wrong. You're no longer creating an ExtUtils::Installed object. perl_lover's code does exactly what you want. There's no need to change it. -- <http://dave.org.uk> "The first rule of Perl club is you do not talk about Perl club." -- Chip Salzenberg	[reply]
Re^3: how to get the perl installed modules by perl_lover (Chaplain) on Jun 05, 2006 at 08:18 UTC
s/moudles/modules/;	[reply]
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Re^3: how to get the perl installed modules by McDarren (Abbot) on Jun 05, 2006 at 07:12 UTC
You could try spelling "modules" correctly.	[reply]
Re^3: how to get the perl installed modules by unobe (Scribe) on Jun 06, 2006 at 10:28 UTC
`my $inst = ExtUtils::Installed->modules();` should be `my $inst = ExtUtils::Installed->new();` Maybe just copy and paste next time?	[reply] [d/l] [select]