Re^4: using R from Perl

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Re^5: using R from Perl by graff (Chancellor) on Aug 06, 2010 at 02:26 UTC
If you're on a windows machine, I'm sure there is a way to install CPAN stuff in your own "home" space and adjust your shell environment so that perl knows to look there for modules, but I don't know the details (I'm not a windows user, thankfully). If you're on linux or unix, you just need to make sure that your home directory contains subdirectories called "bin", "lib" and "lib/perl5". Then, run: `perl -MCPAN -e shell` [download] You'll probably go through a long "first-time start-up" config dialog, in which all the "default" answers are the right answers. Then you'll see a prompt for action: `cpan>` [download] Once you see that, just type something like this (supposing that your home directory is called "renovatio"): `install Statistics::R PREFIX=/home/renovatio` [download] Any executables being installed by the module will be placed in your ~/bin directory; various module files will be placed into ~/lib/perl5/... If you have specific problems with installing a module, you can use your shell to go into `~/.cpan/build/{Module-Package-Name}`, and try reading the README and/or INSTALL files (if any), and manually doing the sequence: `perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/home/renovatio make make test make install` [download] If you get errors that you can't understand, and the module docs don't help, try posting some of the details here. Good luck!	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^5: using R from Perl by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Aug 05, 2010 at 17:50 UTC
the problem i cant install anything That is really quite ridiculous. CPAN is like having a few hundred experts working for your firm for free. my project head is saying that it can be done Then ask him how!	[reply]
Re^5: using R from Perl by jedikaiti (Hermit) on Aug 05, 2010 at 17:48 UTC
Can you convince an admin to install something for you? Kaiti Swiss Army Nerd	[reply]