Re: [MacPerl] [Mac Perl] How to install a perl module on Macintosh

["Paul J. Schinder" <schinder@pjstoaster.pg.md.us>]

Rudolf Hommer <hommer@afta-bw.de> writes:
}Maybe this is a "simple" question, but I have a problem:
}
}-reading an article how to POST to a web server: I have to get libwww-perl
}-searching this module in CPAN and finding libwwww-perl-5.11.readme
}-reading that I have to run commands like : perl Makefile.PL .... on a Macintosh (?????) -the Horror beginns

Can't be done completely under MacOS, so you ignore these instructions for Unix machines.

}-finding also a file named libwww-perl-5.11.tar.gz an thinking, I must get a zipper and a 
}    of tar for the Macintosh  - Horror step 2

Not a problem.  MacGZip and suntar are free from the Info-Mac archives, or buy Stuffit Deluxe, which comes with a Stuffit engine that does the whole gunzip/tar job.

}
}Question:
}Is there a shorter way on must I pass all - and maybe some more steps- mentioned above?

ftp://mors.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/MacPerl/Scripts/Beta/README.txt
ftp://mors.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/MacPerl/Scripts/Beta/libwww-perl-5.11.sit.hqx

The reason I mention the README is there is that there's still some problem with the MacPerl beta that causes trouble.  You'll need to replace MIME::Base64 with a slightly hacked version in order for LWP to run.  I don't know why the change is necessary yet.

But if you're not using the beta MacPerl, 5.11 won't work (it requires 5.004), so use

ftp://mors.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/MacPerl/Scripts/libwww-perl-5.10.sit.hqx

You'll also find libnet there, which is necessary for ftp:, Mailtools, necessary if for some strange reason you want mailto:, and MIME-Base64 there.

}
}Thanks a lot
}
}rudolf hommer
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