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I just found out that the often-used command
perl -MCPAN -e "install Module::Name"
should really be written
perl -MCPAN -e "install 'Module::Name'"
Why? Just try to install LWP::UserAgent...

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Re: perl -MCPAN -e install
by Tomte (Priest) on Apr 23, 2004 at 16:00 UTC

    See can't install URI from CPAN for an explanation and another "case-study" :).

    I guess there will always be someone bitten by implicit constructs...

    regards,
    tomte

    An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.
    -- Albert Camus

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Re: perl -MCPAN -e install
by Stevie-O (Friar) on Apr 24, 2004 at 02:44 UTC 
    perl -MCPAN -e 'install +LWP::UserAgent'

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    ;-)

    Actually, doing that eliminates the need for quoting: 

    perl -MCPAN -e install+LWP::UserAgent

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    --Stevie-O 
    $"=$,,$_=q>|\p4<6 8p<M/_|<('=>
.q>.<4-KI<l|2$<6%s!<qn#F<>;$,
.=pack'N*',"@{[unpack'C*',$_]
}"for split/</;$_=$,,y[A-Z a-z]
         {}cd;print lc

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Re: perl -MCPAN -e install
by bl0rf (Pilgrim) on Apr 24, 2004 at 02:04 UTC
    From the amount of bitterness in your post it shows that you had a mighty unpleasant time with this problem :-). I feel your pain.

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