in reply to Digest::MD5 binary

Since I do not have root to that server, I cannot install extra Perl modules using a   perl -MCPAN -e; install somemodule

Yes you can: The CPAN.pm module doesn't need root access to work, it only needs it to be able to install in the regular system paths. You will need to configure CPAN.pm for your environment and you might need to include   use lib qw(some paths); statements into your code to use the modules installed that way.

Cheers, Sören

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Re^2: Digest::MD5 binary
by JoeJaz (Monk) on Jun 03, 2004 at 20:46 UTC
    That's a good option to know about. Looks like a nice way to make some sparc binaries. I'm not sure how much shell access I will be able to have on the server. It is quite possible that only the sysadmin will have access to the server and will install the program for me (so it would be nice to have it all packaged up for him in a single directory). I'll see what I can work out. Thanks for the tip. Also, that link for CPAN.pm is also very handy. To be honest, I hadn't used the perl CLI for anything other than module installs. That guide showed me some other userful shell fundamentals that will make my life easier. Thank you very much for your response. Joe
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