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Date:      Thu, 04 Nov 2004 14:33:57 -0500
From:      Frank Laszlo <laszlof@vonostingroup.com>
To:        Hexren <me@hexren.net>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How to check if one can install Net::LDAP via the ports
Message-ID:  <418A8425.4010507@vonostingroup.com>
In-Reply-To: <188375773.20041104200520@hexren.net>
References:  <addc34c6041104091148e5ea2@mail.gmail.com> <188375773.20041104200520@hexren.net>

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Hexren wrote:

>D> I ran the following command from /usr/ports
>
>D> mx1# make search key="net::ldap"
>D> Port:   p5-ResourcePool-Resource-Net-LDAP-1.0002
>D> Path:   /usr/ports/net/p5-ResourcePool-Resource-Net-LDAP
>D> Info:   A ResourcePool wrapper for Net::LDAP
>D> Maint:  erwin@FreeBSD.org
>D> B-deps: p5-Authen-SASL-2.07 p5-Convert-ASN1-0.18 p5-Digest-1.06
>D> p5-Digest-MD5-2.33 p5-IO-Socket-SSL-0.95 p5-MIME-Base64-3.01
>D> p5-Net-SSLeay-1.23 p5-ResourcePool-1.0103 p5-Storable-2.09 p5-URI-1.30
>D> p5-XML-SAX-Base-1.04 p5-perl-ldap-0.30
>D> R-deps: p5-Authen-SASL-2.07 p5-Convert-ASN1-0.18 p5-Digest-1.06
>D> p5-Digest-MD5-2.33 p5-IO-Socket-SSL-0.95 p5-MIME-Base64-3.01
>D> p5-Net-SSLeay-1.23 p5-ResourcePool-1.0103 p5-Storable-2.09 p5-URI-1.30
>D> p5-XML-SAX-Base-1.04 p5-perl-ldap-0.30
>
>D> But, I do not think this is what I am looking for - referencing:
>D> http://www-personal.umich.edu/~malth/gaptuning/postfix/
>
>D> Anyway, what's the best way to search for a Perl module in the ports,
>D> such as Net::LDAP, and if I can't find it, what would Plan B, be?
>
>D> Thank you,
>
>D> ...D
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>  
>
Are you sure its Net::LDAP? There is a ports/net/p5-perl-ldap port that 
looks promising.

>"perl -MCPAN -e shell"
>this should open the CPAN shell you cann then install a module by typing
>"install Net::LDAP"
>
>this is served from memory. I would suggest that you read perl.org and
>cpan.org for more info on using the CPAN shell. (look at
>http://search.cpan.org/~andk/CPAN-1.76/lib/CPAN.pm)
>
>mfg
>Hexren
>  
>
CPAN should only be used as a last resort in FreeBSD. This is why we 
have ports.

Regards,
    Frank Laszlo



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