FW: can only install cpan modules as sudo

Dec 2011 15:56:33 -0800 (PST) To: Phil Dobbin Subject: Re: can only install cpan modules as sudo in response to the question of writing a perl to python converter i forwarded to the list thisand no one has responded nor has it appeared on the list.. is something wrong with the list? Maybe a be

FW: Perl to python converter

Guys, all posts in this thread are now being sent to me & not the list. Please adjust your reply-to's accordingly. Thanks, Phil... -- Nothing to see here... move along, move along -- Forwarded Message From: fudmer rieley Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:33:02 -0800 (PST) To: Ph

Re: Perl to python converter

On 23/12/11 14:34, "Brian Fraser" wrote: > On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 5:14 AM, a b wrote: > >> Any thoughts? >> > > Sure. It's called a "college student". You hire one to do the job for you. Now why didn't I think of that? ;-) Cheers, Phil... -- Nothing to see here... move along, move a

Re: can only install cpan modules as sudo

On 21/12/11 17:59, "Ryan.Barracuda" wrote: > Thanks! Would you recommend I uninstall ActiveState and install Perlbrew > first? Depends whereabouts it is on your machine. If ActiveState resides in ~/ then yes, I would. If not, it's entirely optional & you can just go ahead & install perlbrew as p

Re: can only install cpan modules as sudo

On 21/12/11 16:27, "Ryan.Barracuda" wrote: > I can only install cpan modules as sudo. I installed ActiveState Perl > v.5.14.2 and cpanm without a problem. > > $ cpanm Net::SMTP > -bash: /usr/local/bin/cpanm: /usr/bin/perl: bad interpreter: No such file or > directory > > However, with sudo > >

Re: Custom Perl on Debian

On 17/12/11 22:05, "Jeremiah C. Foster" wrote: > My advice after doing it by hand for so long is to use perlbrew. > > $ apt-get install perlbrew > > Then read the documentation and you're off and running. It is a great little > tool for installing multiple perls. That's what I did in the end b

Re: Custom Perl on Debian

On 16/12/11 14:55, "Shlomi Fish" wrote: > On Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:41:52 + > Phil Dobbin wrote: >> Has anybody have any experiences of installing a dev version of Perl into >> /usr/local on Debian (I'm running Squeeze)? >> >> My custom version

Custom Perl on Debian

Hi, all. Has anybody have any experiences of installing a dev version of Perl into /usr/local on Debian (I'm running Squeeze)? My custom version on OS X works just fine & after Googling the matter of doing the same on Debian there isn't really any consensus on the subject. Any help appreciated.

Re: Customizing vi/vim for Perl

On 20/11/11 22:57, "Phil Dobbin" wrote: > `let g:Perl_GlobalTemplateFile = $HOME. '/.vim/templates/Templates'` & so on > for modules, scripts, etc... One final question on this. How can I get vim to recognise the perl in /usr/local/bin rather than the System

Re: Customizing vi/vim for Perl

On 20/11/11 21:02, "Phil Dobbin" wrote: > I put :set numbers in $HOME/.vimrc & it worked fine. > > I'll give re-installing a go. Re-install resulted in the same non working plugin but, however, inserting these lines in my .vimrc did the trick: `let g:Perl_Global

Re: Customizing vi/vim for Perl

On 20/11/11 20:41, "Dermot" wrote: > What I'd suggest is that you put a syntax error in you .vimrc > (somthing like ':foobarbaz') to see if your vimrc is being used. Your > OS may set things up differently. It may use $home/.vimrc or > /etc/something. Once you know that which initialisation file

FW: Customizing vi/vim for Perl

On 20/11/11 19:25, "Dermot" wrote: >> Take a look to http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=556 > > I'd second this endorsement for these perl support script. I never use > the menus but I've find the braces and syntax hight-lighting really > useful. I installed perl-support as per ins

Re: CPAN question

On 1/11/11 at 21:09, shlo...@shlomifish.org (Shlomi Fish) wrote: > You can do «/usr/local/bin/perl -MCPAN -e 'shell'» or a different CPAN.pm (or > CPANPLUS/etc.) command. Hi. Yeah, I ended up setting up an alias in my .bash_profile as so: alias cpan=’sudo /usr/local/bin/perl -MCPAN -e shell’ &

Re: CPAN question

On 1/11/11 at 19:42, p...@pjcj.net (Paul Johnson) wrote: > On Tue, Nov 01, 2011 at 07:18:06PM +0000, Phil Dobbin wrote: [snip] > > What’s your opinion on hard-pathing to CPAN a la `$ > > /usr/local/bin/perl -MCPAN -e shell’ in order to use the CPAN that’s > > installed the

Re: CPAN question

On 1/11/11 at 18:45, shawnhco...@gmail.com (Shawn H Corey) wrote: I think perlbrew can be used to switch between installed Perls. If so, switch to the one you want and run `cpan`. This will cause cpan to use the active perl and install the modules in its @INC directories. I use perlbrew to i

CPAN question

Hi. I have three versions of perl on my machine (Macbook Pro running 10.6.8.): v.5.12 in /opt/local/ for MacPorts, v.5.10 in /usr/bin/ which is the system perl & my developer perl v.5.14 in /usr/local/. I use the /usr/local/ version for everything & leave the other two to their intended purp

Re: DBD-mysql-4.020 on OS X 10.6.8: install problem

On 21/10/11 at 10:12, phildob...@gmail.com (Phil Dobbin) wrote: On 20/10/11 at 17:35, phildob...@gmail.com (Phil Dobbin) wrote: I’m trying to install DBD-mysql-4.020 on OS X 10.6.8 with a fresh install of perl in /usr/local/ (perl 5.14.2) which is in my $PATH. [snip] If anybody’s

Re: DBD-mysql-4.020 on OS X 10.6.8: install problem

On 20/10/11 at 17:35, phildob...@gmail.com (Phil Dobbin) wrote: I’m trying to install DBD-mysql-4.020 on OS X 10.6.8 with a fresh install of perl in /usr/local/ (perl 5.14.2) which is in my $PATH. [snip] [snip

DBD-mysql-4.020 on OS X 10.6.8: install problem

Hi. I’m trying to install DBD-mysql-4.020 on OS X 10.6.8 with a fresh install of perl in /usr/local/ (perl 5.14.2) which is in my $PATH. I have a working MySql in /usr/local/ (MySQL 5.1.59) & the latest Bundle-DBI. I’ve tried from CPAN & compiling from source, scoured the Internet to find

Re: Installing CPAN Params::Validate and DateTime on Mac OS X 10.6.8

On 19/10/11 at 18:33, j.madrig...@miami.edu (Madrigal, Juan A) wrote: Just wanted to let everyone know I finally fixed the issue. I removed the default perl install in Mac OS X 10.6.8 and compiled a clean install of perl 5.10.1 in its place. [snip] Am I right in thinking you did a fresh inst

Re: Installing CPAN Params::Validate and DateTime on Mac OS X 10.6.8

On 18/10/11 at 16:22, j.madrig...@miami.edu (Madrigal, Juan A) wrote: [...] > Any advice on installing a fresh install of perl and cpan in a different > directory? > > Flags etc...? Cheers, Phil. --