Re: CPAN shell - passing params for module installation

I do it this way after starting perl -mCPAN -e 'CPAN::shell':
o conf makepl_arg arguments
install package

So in your case you might write a script to start Perl as above and then feed in:

o conf makepl_arg --perl_only
install version
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or similar.

I've done this with an automated installer that uses the GD module (which requires -options JPEG,PNG,GIF fed to the makefile) and the libwww-perl module (which required -n to be fed to the makefile).

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Re^2: CPAN shell - passing params for module installation by xdg (Monsignor) on Jan 18, 2007 at 12:47 UTC
o conf makepl_arg --perl_only If there are dependencies that CPAN has to build first, that will get passed to all of their Makefile.PL's, too. -xdg Code written by xdg and posted on PerlMonks is public domain. It is provided as is with no warranties, express or implied, of any kind. Posted code may not have been tested. Use of posted code is at your own risk.	[reply]
Re^2: CPAN shell - passing params for module installation by skazat (Chaplain) on Jan 18, 2007 at 09:05 UTC
`o conf makepl_arg --perl_only` Seems to do the job, I was trying something like: `o conf makepl_arg PREFIX=--perl_only` But that didn't work. Argh! The problem is, I'm already passing something like this to the CPAN shell: `o conf makepl_arg LIB=/path/to/my/distros/perllib` When you set the "--perl_only" paramater, it erases the "LIB=" paramater. I guess I have to figure out how to pass both configuration thingies. -justin simoni skazat me	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: CPAN shell - passing params for module installation by Hofmator (Curate) on Jan 18, 2007 at 09:38 UTC
Shouldn't putting them all on one line work? Like `o conf makepl_arg LIB=/path/to/my/distros/perllib PREFIX=--perl_only` [download] Update: Or edit `~/.cpan/CPAN/MyConfig.pm` directly and set the things you need from there. -- Hofmator Code written by Hofmator and posted on PerlMonks is public domain. It is provided as is with no warranties, express or implied, of any kind. Posted code may not have been tested. Use of posted code is at your own risk.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: CPAN shell - passing params for module installation by Anonymous Monk on Jan 09, 2008 at 16:58 UTC
This works, as long as you put single quotes around the whole `makepl_arg` value: `o conf makepl_arg 'LIB=/path/to/my/distros/perllib PREFIX=--perl_only'` Otherwise, only one of the values is used.	[reply]
Re^4: CPAN shell - passing params for module installation by skazat (Chaplain) on Jan 27, 2007 at 10:24 UTC
Shouldn't putting them all on one line work? Like o conf makepl_arg LIB=/path/to/my/distros/perllib PREFIX=--perl_only Usually, everything but the last configuration gets dropped. Usually. Update: Or edit ~/.cpan/CPAN/MyConfig.pm directly and set the things you need from there. I'm changing the configuration while in the CPAN shell to download CPAN modules to a specific location, so I can then add the modules to a distro. Basically. -justin simoni skazat me	[reply]