July 2000
Beginner
446 pages
12h 53m
English
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Locating and Installing Modules
Much of the benefit of using Perl for system administration work comes from all of the free code available in module form. The modules mentioned in this book can be found in one of three places:
- Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN)
CPAN is a huge archive of Perl source code, documentation, scripts, and modules that is replicated at over a hundred sites around the world. Information on CPAN can be found at http://www.cpan.org. The easiest way to find the modules on CPAN is to use the search engine developed and maintained by Elaine Ashton, Graham Barr, and Clifton Posey at http://search.cpan.org. The “CPAN Search:” box makes it simple to find the right modules for the job.
- Individual repositories for pre-built packages
In a moment we’ll encounter the Perl Package Manager (PPM ), an especially important tool for Win32 Perl users. This tool connects to repositories (the most famous one is housed at ActiveState) to retrieve pre-built module packages. A good list of these repositories can be found in the PPM Frequently Asked Questions list at http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePerl//docs/faq/ActivePerl-faq2.html. If a Win32 package we use does come from a repository other than ActiveState’s, I’ll be sure to point you at it. For MacOS modules, the canonical place to look is the MacPerl Module Porters site at http://pudge.net/mmp/.
- Individual web sites
Some modules are not published to CPAN or any of the PPM repositories. I’ll always ...
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