how to replicate a perl instance

mifflin has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I have an aix box.
It has Perl 5.8.2 installed.
When I first started using this machine I had the sys admin add some modules (Log4Perl, ...)
The problem is I don't remember what we installed.
I now have a newly setup aix box again with Perl 5.8.2 installed but it does not have these added modules.
Is it possible to either....
A. get a list of added modules from each and then I can compare
or
B. rsync the /usr/opt/perl5/lib/site_perl/5.8.2 directories
I'm afraid that B might break something.
Anybody have any suggestions?

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Re: how to replicate a perl instance by Joost (Canon) on Jul 08, 2008 at 21:58 UTC
A. see your local perllocal manpage. B. may work (though you may have to copy a few more directories, see perlvar's entry on @INC), but only if your system is completely binary compatible, which means you at least need the same OS (and OS version), libraries (and probably library versions) and depending on your settings, the same CPU. "What should it profit a man, if he should win a flame war, yet lose his cool?"	[reply]
Re: how to replicate a perl instance by pc88mxer (Vicar) on Jul 08, 2008 at 22:49 UTC
Perl Hacks hack #32, "Manage Module Installations" suggests using the `autobundle` feature of the CPAN shell.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: how to replicate a perl instance by Khen1950fx (Canon) on Jul 08, 2008 at 23:06 UTC
I think that sitepods will do what you want.	[reply]
Re: how to replicate a perl instance by stephen (Priest) on Jul 09, 2008 at 16:54 UTC
The CPAN shell has an "autobundle" command which automatically creates a bundle of all currently-installed modules. Edit: Sorry, didn't see pc88mxer's response. stephen	[reply]

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