easiest way to install CPAN on FreeBSD

Hi there,

I am looking around for a really simple way to install CPAN
on FreeBSD. 
  I keep running into errors in one variation or another.

Anybody have a good page to send me to?

Cheers,

Noah
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what have you tried and what errors do you get?


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martin

On 10/24/07, Noah <admin2enabled.com> wrote:
>
> Hi there,
>
> I am looking around for a really simple way to install
CPAN on FreeBSD.
>   I keep running into errors in one variation or
another.
>
> Anybody have a good page to send me to?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Noah
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On October 24, 2007 at 01:44AM Noah wrote:


> I am looking around for a really simple way to install
CPAN on FreeBSD. 
> I keep running into errors in one variation or
another.

I thought CPAN was depreciated in favor of CPANPLUS. I have
installed CPANPLUS
from ports without any problems.


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Gerard wrote:
> On October 24, 2007 at 01:44AM Noah wrote:
> 
> 
>> I am looking around for a really simple way to
install CPAN on FreeBSD. 
>> I keep running into errors in one variation or
another.
> 
I dont follow, CPAN.pm is installed as part of the perl
port/package. Do
you mean the setup after you run perl -MCPAN -e 'shell' ?


> I thought CPAN was depreciated in favor of CPANPLUS. I
have installed CPANPLUS
> from ports without any problems.
> 
> 
Well CPAN is part of the perl58 port while CPANPLUS is still
an addon as
far as i can see. I tend to install my perl modules as ports
anyway though.


Vince
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> Gerard wrote:
>> On October 24, 2007 at 01:44AM Noah wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I am looking around for a really simple way to
install CPAN on FreeBSD.
>>> I keep running into errors in one variation or
another.
>>

I'm not a very heavy perl user, but I've never *needed* to
install CPAN on
FreeBSD. A little creative searching has revealed that most
perl packages
are part of the FreeBSD Ports collection.

If you use more obscure CPAN packages, I can see there might
be a need to
install CPAN, but try ports first.

James
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Hi everybody!

> I'm not a very heavy perl user, but I've never *needed*
to install CPAN on
> FreeBSD. A little creative searching has revealed that
most perl packages
> are part of the FreeBSD Ports collection.
>
> If you use more obscure CPAN packages, I can see there
might be a need to
> install CPAN, but try ports first.

I'll just add my 2-cents.

I've had repeated 'issues' with port-installed BSDPAN perl
modules.
Those have been the usual: lagging versions, source bugs,
dependency
conflicts with modules installed that are unavailable of
problematic
via BSDPAN, etc etc.

I've found, in those cases, that communicating with the
Port-maintainer has not always been 'fruitful', and,
communicating
with the perl mod author usually results in "that's a
freebsd port
problem".

So, I currently use the Perl 588 *port*.  Then I install
CPANPLUS and
remove all traces of BSDPAN-installed modules, replacing
them with
CPANPLUS-installed modules.

A little bit of work, but, once done, I've had very few
problems, and
*much* better responsiveness from perl module authors in
actually
fixing problems.  And, the folks on the perl lists/channels
are much
more willing/able to answer/solve problems.

Also, around here, I've got many different platforms to deal
with.
Perl+CPANPLUS is platform agnostic -- it looks-n-feels the
same.  Just
easier for my brain to grok than yet-another "way"
-- ala BSDPAN.

Like I said, just my 2-cents.

HTH!

Ali
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Martin Hepworth wrote:
> what have you tried and what errors do you get?
> 

Martin


thanks for responding.  here are the errors I am receiving
when I am 
attempting to update things.


sudo perl -MCPAN -e
'CPAN::Shell->install(CPAN::Shell->r)' 
                                     [~]
Password:
Sorry, try again.
Password:
Cannot load ExtUtils::MakeMaker: Can't locate
ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm in 
INC
(INC
contains: /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/mach 
/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8
/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl 
/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/mach /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8
.) at (eval 
4) line 1.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at 
/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/BSDPAN/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm line
17.
Compilation failed in require at
/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/CPAN.pm line 16.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at
/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/CPAN.pm 
line 16.
Compilation failed in require.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted.



> 
> -- 
> martin
> 
> On 10/24/07, *Noah* <admin2enabled.com
<mailto:admin2enabled.com> > wrote:
> 
>     Hi there,
> 
>     I am looking around for a really simple way to
install CPAN on FreeBSD.
>       I keep running into errors in one variation or
another.
> 
>     Anybody have a good page to send me to?
> 
>     Cheers,
> 
>     Noah
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