On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 17:40, Rod Rodolico wrote: > Is there a way to tell apt (dselect) you have certain packages installed? If so, it > would make > sense to just trash the Debian perl install and install it all from source. I agree > with your > Perl guru -- roll your own is the best way to go. I just don't have the time. I > still install > some packages (webmin, usermin, squirrelmail) myself, because other packages are not > dependant > on them. But I have no idea how to tell apt that, yes, I already have Perl installed > so you > don't have to mess with it. > > >From the log you sent, looks like the cwd disappeared out from under you, so of > >course it > could not get the parents or anything. What dir were you in when you executed it? > Did the > directory /root/.cpan exist? I had problems, but those were not the ones I had. > > Rod
Hi, Yes I did use /root # perl -MCPAN -e shell to invoke the connection. I'll break some installed apps if de-install. So I amy have to re-install everything again :-) Dee > > > On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 16:14, Rod Rodolico wrote: > >> You could install the CPAN module on your current system, then use it to update > >> Perl. > >> > >> CAVEAT: CPAN and Debian have, in the past, placed Perl in two separate locations. > >> When I did > >> this before, I did have a problem configuring Perl correctly afterwards. It > >> (CPAN) is mainly > >> designed, from what I saw, to update a Standard perl installation, standard being > >> whatever > >> CPAN (the organization) says it is (which is pretty standard). > >> > >> Other than that, I don't know. Look at http://cpan.org/ports/index.html for one > >> thing. But, > >> I'm not sure if any of these will break a Debian install. > >> > >> Rod > >> > > > > Thanks Rod. I tried that awhile ago today and it puked. > > > > shell-init: could not get current directory: getcwd: cannot access > > parent directories: No such file or directory > > Everything is up to date. Type '/usr/bin/make test' to run test > > suite. > > /usr/bin/make -- OK > > Running make test > > Couldn't chdir to /root/.cpan/build/perl-5.8.1 at > > /usr/share/perl/5.6.1/CPAN.pm line 5480 > > > > I have a friend is one the best perl guys around so I'll ask him > > about it, but he doesn't like Debian and rolls his own distro. > > > > Dee > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- W.D.McKinney (Dee) | Affordable E-Mail and Internet Solutions Alaska Wireless Systems | for Schools, Libraries, Clinics & Business' http://www.akwireless.net | Call 1-907-349-4308 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
