Re: [MacPerl] loading CPAN modules

["Paul J. Schinder" <schinder@pobox.com>]

On Fri, 10 Jul 1998 10:24:24 -0700 (PDT), Xah Lee wrote:
>
>A related question: What's the fuzz about make and install on
>unix boxes? Isn't it as simple as putting the module in the
>right place and set the right load path?

Sheer convenience. You really wouldn't rather

cpan> install WhizBang::Module

and have *everything* done? It downloads, unpacks, makes (including any
compiling that's necessary, and automatic autosplit), tests, and installs
everything in its proper place.

I only wish CPAN worked under MacPerl.

>
> Xah, xah@best.com
>http://www.best.com/~xah/PageTwo_dir/more.html
>Mountain View, CA, USA

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Paul J. Schinder
schinder@pobox.com


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