CPAN module shell/installer

• cpan clean ${package}
• cpan install ${package}
• Reconfigure cpan environment: cmd=o conf init

SEGV or out of memory while building/testing/installing cpan modules

• export PERL5LIB =
• Shell commands used for building should be of the GNU flavor
  • If make is a native binary (make --version errors out) reconfigure the package with MAKE=/usr/local/bin/gmake
• perl -MCPAN -e 'shell'
  • PREFIX=~/perl non-root users (please see manual for more hints)
  • install Convert::Morse

-- JoeyArmstrong - 01 Mar 2008