Re: Need CPAN Perl mods help
On Mon, Oct 02, 2000 at 03:17:10PM -0500, John Foster wrote:
> I have Akopia Interchange running on a Debian Potato system. I recently
> attempted to upgrade to the most recent Bundle::InterChange mod from
> CPAN. The results were that in so doing I was instructed by 'cpan' to
> remove the existing perl mods (debianized) from the system as they
> represented duplicate links. The instructions were to 'make install
> UNINST=1' I have no idea what to do with these instructions. I did
> however determine that my perl system is screwed up as InterChange
> 4.5.6-beta does not work any longer. I have been searching for some time
> for a way to get the necessary modules in a .deb format that Interchange
> will recognize. Any tips, or assistance will be appreciated. Thanks!
i've been wondering the same thing.
so i broke down and read the manual. i hate that.
% man CPAN
<snip>
FAQ
I installed a new version of module X but CPAN keeps saying,
I have the old version installed
Most probably you do have the old version installed.
This can happen if a module installs itself into
a different directory in the @INC path than it was
previously installed. This is not really a CPAN.pm
problem, you would have the same problem when installing
the module manually. The easiest way to prevent this
behaviour is to add the argument UNINST=1 to the make
install call, and that is why many people add this
argument permanently by configuring
o conf make_install_arg UNINST=1
i'm pretty sure it's talking about issuing a command at the
'CPAN shell' prompt there. that's not a bullet, by the way:
> o conf make_install_arg UNINST=1
actually consists of
<lower-case OH> 'conf' 'make_install_arg' 'UNINST=1'
which certainly had me going there for a while.
(one thing that has me going every time there's an upgrade
to cpan itself, is, i do the recommended two-step to get
and reload it, but the next three or four times i start
cpan it says the same thing over again. after about four
upgrade attempts, all is hunky/dory. fuy.)
...
still, the question remains:
is there a debian-approved override for cpan download/installs?
--
things are more like they used to be than they are now.
will@serensoft.com *** http://www.dontUthink.com/
Reply to: