> What rpm repositories does everyone use with ppm? > > The standard stock seem to be missing a lot of cpan modules. > Thanks!
Here are a few I know of: http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/ <-- many CGI/Apache/DBI/GD related modules http://www.roth.net/perl/packages <-- mostly Win32 related modules http://Jenda.Krynicky.cz/perl <-- mostly Win32 related modules http://dada.perl.it/PPM <-- not much, mostly Win32 related These are all for ActiveState Perl 8xx (Perl 5.8.x). Some modules from 6xx (5.6) will still work on 5.8, but modules with XS will have binary incompatibilities, and of course you'll have to modify the ppd file to make it install correctly. So my advice is try to install from a 5.8 repository, if that doesn't work then download the ppd file and referenced zip or tar.gz file for the 5.6 module and modify it to install, and test to see if it works. > Also on a side note is there some way I can use the perl -MCPAN -e shell > with windows xp? > What compilers do I need. How can I set it up? Of course! Just install Visual Studio 6 or greater, and when installing, make sure you make it set your environment variables automatically at bootup. You're set! Of course, the normal warning that "any module that has XS in it might only compile or do sensible things on the platform it was designed for" applies. But in my experience, most modules work OK, depending on what the module is supposed to do of course... If you only want to install modules that don't have XS (therefore don't need a C compiler) then you can just download nmake (from http://download.microsoft.com/download/vc15/Patch/1.52/W95/EN-US/Nmake15.exe ) and use that to do the normal perl Makefile.pl nmake nmake test nmake install from an uncompressed tar.gz module's directory. > I would like to start using the stock perl tools rather then my > activestate installation. > I want a uniform development environment when I move from my Linux sco > and windows servers to my desktop. Then you might want to look into Cygwin. It's a bit bulky, but it makes your Windows machine behave like a Linux/Unix machine within a controlled environment. In that case, Perl is the same as on Linux, gcc works as well, and you can compile everything as if you were on Linux. Of course, it isn't for everyone, because it has some pretty wide-sweeping implications on your machine. Hope that helps! J-S _____________________________________________________ Jean-Sébastien Guay -- Conseiller technique - Administration -- (514) 522-9800 #4840 -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
