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

Thank you for that detailed answer. For now, PPM (which I didn't know about before this thread) works fine.

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Re^3: Can't install CPAN modules on XP
by Anonymous Monk on Jul 02, 2010 at 10:20 UTC
    If you ever had to add repositories for PPM to connect to and install packages from repositories other than the 'ActiveState Package Repository', check PPM performs uneeded checks for basic management of such connectivities.

    PPM can be invoked in two interfaces, the GUI one and the shell one, here are the commands

    C:\> ppm-shell <----- The shell terminal C:\> ppm <----- The GUI Terminal
    Knowing how to install modules through different ways via cpan, ppm or directly by unzipping packages to your bin directory is an essential capability you need to build on...