I run SpamAssassin on my web host's machine. I install it in my directory using:
perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=$HOME make make install
My problem is that my host doesn't have the Digest::SHA1 module installed. I don't have the ability to install Perl modules centrally but I can install the module locally and have done so. What's the best way to refer SpamAssassin to the locally installed module?
set your PERL5LIB environment variable to your personal perl library directory. this will prepend it to the list of directories that perl searches for modules. the good news is since it is prepended, anything you install in your home dir will take precedence, so you can install newer/different versions of any module, and your copy will be the preferred copy.
