------------------------------------------------ On Thu, 30 Jan 2003 07:53:53 -0500, David Brookes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi again. > > One suggestion was to use CPAN to install the modules. Does anyone > have any experience doing this on a Mac? I tried to do this and when > you log on for the first time, you have to answer a whole bunch of > questions. CPAN could not find certain programs it wanted (like ncftp) > and I suspect that at the end of the day, the config was inadequate to > make the whole thing work. Anyone know how to configure it correctly > so that it will install modules? > I know I have used it, but I have fink installed and who knows what it provides that isn't standard ;-). Assuming you have teh Dev Tools installed you likely have everything you need. Things like ncftp are optional to make things faster/easier for CPAN. It has numerous ways to get the modules/etc. off of the Net that it needs so missing any one particular program may not cause failure, especially since at the very least it will fall through to Net::FTP which should be base install. Asking the questions is normal the first time you run it, which things in particular did you not have? Did you see if it would work properly, start with a very simple module that doesn't have a lot of pre-reqs and work your way up. As an aside it will tell you there is a new CPAN available, you shouldn't worry about installing it at the start, you can later if you want. http://danconia.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
