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Re: [Omaha.pm] Private library
When making the module, perhaps:
perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/home/bob/lib
Mat
On Wed, 21 Sep 2005, Bob McCoy wrote:
> Thanks, Mat. I kind of figured that's how I could use it once it was
> installed. However, the real issue I'm having is trying to figure out
> how to tell the makefile where to install it. The generic command is
> "make install". And Ilve been through the Makefile several times and
> haven't figured out what params I need to pass in order for it to
> install it someplace that I have permissions to.
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Hi Bob:
>
>
> http://www.cpan.org/misc/cpan-faq.html#How_use_private
>
> There are several ways to use modules installed in private directories:
>
> setenv PERL5LIB /path/to/module
> sets the environment variable PERL5LIB.
>
> use lib qw(/path/to/module);
> used at the top of your script tells perl where to find your
> module.
>
> perl -I/path/to/module
>
> All of these will append /path/to/module to @INC.
>
> Mat
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, 21 Sep 2005, Bob McCoy wrote:
> > I need some help installing a private library. I want to use the
> > Cyrpt::Blowfish.pm
> > (http://search.cpan.org/~dparis/Crypt-Blowfish-2.09/Blowfish.pm) on
> the
> > UNO Phoenix system. However, I don't have admin right to install the
> > library. So ...
> >
> > 1. What is the appropriate make command line to direct the
> installation
> > to a private directory, e.g., /home/bob/lib? This is the one I'm
> really
> > stumped on.
> >
> > 2. Is "use lib '/home/bob/lib';" sufficient to get it then in the
> @INC
> > array for searching?
> >
> > Bob
>
>
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