Re^2: CPAN shell - passing params for module installation

o conf makepl_arg --perl_only

Seems to do the job, I was trying something like:

o conf makepl_arg PREFIX=--perl_only

But that didn't work.

Argh! The problem is, I'm already passing something like this to the CPAN shell:

o conf makepl_arg LIB=/path/to/my/distros/perllib

When you set the "--perl_only" paramater, it erases the "LIB=" paramater.

I guess I have to figure out how to pass both configuration thingies.

-justin simoni
skazat me

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Re^3: CPAN shell - passing params for module installation by Hofmator (Curate) on Jan 18, 2007 at 09:38 UTC
Shouldn't putting them all on one line work? Like `o conf makepl_arg LIB=/path/to/my/distros/perllib PREFIX=--perl_only` [download] Update: Or edit `~/.cpan/CPAN/MyConfig.pm` directly and set the things you need from there. -- Hofmator Code written by Hofmator and posted on PerlMonks is public domain. It is provided as is with no warranties, express or implied, of any kind. Posted code may not have been tested. Use of posted code is at your own risk.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: CPAN shell - passing params for module installation by Anonymous Monk on Jan 09, 2008 at 16:58 UTC
This works, as long as you put single quotes around the whole `makepl_arg` value: `o conf makepl_arg 'LIB=/path/to/my/distros/perllib PREFIX=--perl_only'` Otherwise, only one of the values is used.	[reply]
Re^4: CPAN shell - passing params for module installation by skazat (Chaplain) on Jan 27, 2007 at 10:24 UTC
Shouldn't putting them all on one line work? Like o conf makepl_arg LIB=/path/to/my/distros/perllib PREFIX=--perl_only Usually, everything but the last configuration gets dropped. Usually. Update: Or edit ~/.cpan/CPAN/MyConfig.pm directly and set the things you need from there. I'm changing the configuration while in the CPAN shell to download CPAN modules to a specific location, so I can then add the modules to a distro. Basically. -justin simoni skazat me	[reply]


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