How to skip the prompt fot configuring CPAN.

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Re: How to skip the prompt fot configuring CPAN. by Khen1950fx (Canon) on Mar 01, 2011 at 05:51 UTC
See Re^5: Automating CPAN Configuration by runrig.	[reply]
Re^2: How to skip the prompt fot configuring CPAN. by runrig (Abbot) on Mar 01, 2011 at 21:49 UTC
disclaimer: I have since discovered cpanm and decided that it is preferable to hacking cpan config files.	[reply]
Re: How to skip the prompt fot configuring CPAN. by Eliya (Vicar) on Mar 01, 2011 at 06:07 UTC
You could also try copying your `~/.cpan` directory - in particular the `~/.cpan/CPAN/MyConfig.pm` file - from a machine where the initialization has already run, to the machines where it hasn't (into the home of the user who does the automated installations). See also mkmyconfig	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: How to skip the prompt fot configuring CPAN. by Khen1950fx (Canon) on Mar 01, 2011 at 21:31 UTC
I did some experimenting with App::cpanminus. I took a cpan script and used cpanm. The script fetchs and installs App::cpanminus, and then it installs all the prerequisites for Moose and Moose itself without the need for cpan. Warning: take a coffee break while Moose installs if you choose to try it:). #!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; system("curl -L http://cpanmin.us \| perl - App::cpanminus"); exec( "cpanm", "namespace::clean", "namespace::autoclean", "Class::MOP", "Eval::Closure", "Declare::Constraints::Simple", "Package::DeprecationManager", "Sub::Name", "Test::Fatal", "Dist::CheckConflicts", "Data::OptList", "Devel::GlobalDestruction", "List::MoreUtils", "MRO::Compat", "Params::Util", "Scalar::Util", "Sub::Exporter", "Task::Weaken", "Moose", "MooseX::Role::WithOverloading", "Package::Stash::XS", "Package::Stash"); [download] Note: you might need to use --sudo	[reply] [d/l]