perl -MCPAN -e shell puts you in the command prompt of the module downloader
for cpan
not sure about ppm but I did find this PPM faq
http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePerl/docs/faq/ActivePerl-faq2.html
I couldn't find anything on vpm.
Jamie
-----Original Message-----
From: Oliver Glass [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 4:08 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: perl -MCPAN -e shell / ppm / vpm - do what exactly?
I have activestate perl installed on NT and used to use VPM for
installing packages. Recently, I discovered 'perl -MCPAN -e shell' when
using cygwin and found it works on NT also. I know ppm is something to
do with packages too...
So what's the difference between these three?
perl -MCPAN -e shell
ppm
vpm
Are there any other package installers out there? Do these utils offer
any more functions than installing packages?
Thanks,
a curious beginner,
Oliver
