in reply to Re: Can't install CPAN modules on XP
in thread Can't install CPAN modules on XP

cpan also comes with the a default installation ActiveState perl.

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Re^3: Can't install CPAN modules on XP
by elef (Friar) on Jul 02, 2010 at 08:02 UTC
    Isn't that the cpan shell that I was trying to use in the first place? Anyway, PPM worked so I'm happy for the moment.

      ActiveState Perl doesn't ship with a compiler and build tools (such as gcc and dmake). They are now part of the PPM repository, so calling the PPM command I previously described installs these for you, allowing you to compile your own modules from cpan.