Re: Perl modules confusion

I installed some using cpan and some (same ones) manually into a self-made local folder.
I would like to clean up my modules installations and only install those (older versions) I need
simple, go to your self-made local folder and check the perl modules installed there, remove/delete the directories/files (modules), which you don't need.

2) How can I clean up the modules installations and install older versions of the same modules?
IMO, unless to tell perl that use the self-made local folder as a lib path, perl will still continue to use its own standard lib path that is there in @INC.
so remove the lib path which indicates your self-made local folder to Perl. It will work as normal and use your older versions of modules. :)

Vivek
-- 'I' am not the body, 'I' am the 'soul', which has no beginning or no end, no attachment or no aversion, nothing to attain or lose.

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Re^2: Perl modules confusion by umeboshi (Acolyte) on Jun 25, 2009 at 10:36 UTC
Thanks, that was already VERY informative. That means, if I want to use the exact modules I want I can just temporarily change the lib path to my own folder and do what I need (since apparently I cannot uninstall modules from .cpan). Now, last question. When I print all paths I get: $ perl -le 'print foreach @INC' /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.10.0 /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.0 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.10 /usr/share/perl/5.10 /usr/local/lib/site_perl Sorry, I am a total newbie. Which of those paths do I need to change...and more importantly..how? Thanks a lot!	[reply]
Re^3: Perl modules confusion by targetsmart (Curate) on Jun 25, 2009 at 11:15 UTC
Which of those paths do I need to change...and more importantly..how? way 1) unshift(@INC, '<path to your self-made local folder where the perl modules are installed>') way 2) use lib '<path to your self-made local folder where the perl modules are installed>' way 3) perl -I<path to your self-made local folder where the perl modules are installed>' <your perl program> see How do I add a directory to my include path (@INC) at runtime? Tutorials is the best place to start in perlmonks, if you are a newbie. i started from Categorized Questions and Answers and Tutorials Vivek -- 'I' am not the body, 'I' am the 'soul', which has no beginning or no end, no attachment or no aversion, nothing to attain or lose.	[reply]
Re^4: Perl modules confusion by umeboshi (Acolyte) on Jun 25, 2009 at 12:01 UTC
Thanks a lot for your answers!	[reply]


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