Install a perl module to the main perl lib dir

[Thomas Steinbach]

Hello NG,

if I install new modules with the cpan
shell (windows), the modules will be installed
and stored under perldir/site/lib/[MODULE]
and not under perldir/lib/[MODULE] like the "base"
system which was installed after compiling perl
and use dmake install.

But if I look at ActiveStates Layout and
other diestributions, they have additional
modules installed under perldir/lib/[MODULE]
and _NOT_ under perldir/site/lib/[MODULE]

How they are made this? And Why?


Thomas

 

[Larry Gates]

Hello NG,

if I install new modules with the cpan
shell (windows), the modules will be installed
and stored under perldir/site/lib/[MODULE]
and not under perldir/lib/[MODULE] like the "base"
system which was installed after compiling perl
and use dmake install.

But if I look at ActiveStates Layout and
other diestributions, they have additional
modules installed under perldir/lib/[MODULE]
and _NOT_ under perldir/site/lib/[MODULE]

How they are made this? And Why?


Thomas

Hello Thomas,

I've been struggling with some of your same questions but achieved a minor
breakthrough tonight.

I downloaded a recognizable, small module (Acme::something) and then
searched for it. I installed a dos window in this "fortunate place."


C:\Perl\site\lib>dir
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 942A-AD55

Directory of C:\Perl\site\lib

02/13/2009 01:15 AM <DIR> .
02/13/2009 01:15 AM <DIR> ..
02/13/2009 01:09 AM <DIR> Acme
02/13/2009 01:09 AM <DIR> auto
01/30/2009 10:06 PM <DIR> DateTime
12/29/2008 10:39 PM <DIR> HTML
02/13/2009 01:15 AM 1,425 perl4.lnk
01/23/2007 04:15 PM 31 sitecustomize.pl
2 File(s) 1,456 bytes
6 Dir(s) 66,651,992,064 bytes free

C:\Perl\site\lib>

You don't need perldir; you need the actual dir where activestate is
looking for this stuff. Peace.
--
larry gates

/* This bit of chicanery makes a unary function followed by
a parenthesis into a function with one argument, highest precedence. */
-- Larry Wall in toke.c from the perl source code