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Date:      Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:13:01 +0100
From:      Vince <jhary@unsane.co.uk>
To:        User Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: easiest way to install CPAN on FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <471F36CD.6000603@unsane.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <20071024065243.2C41.GERARD-SEIBERT@seibercom.net>
References:  <471EDBCB.8010009@enabled.com> <20071024065243.2C41.GERARD-SEIBERT@seibercom.net>

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Gerard wrote:
> On October 24, 2007 at 01:44AM Noah wrote:
> 
> 
>> I am looking around for a really simple way to install CPAN on FreeBSD. 
>> I keep running into errors in one variation or another.
> 
I dont follow, CPAN.pm is installed as part of the perl port/package. Do
you mean the setup after you run perl -MCPAN -e 'shell' ?


> I thought CPAN was depreciated in favor of CPANPLUS. I have installed CPANPLUS
> from ports without any problems.
> 
> 
Well CPAN is part of the perl58 port while CPANPLUS is still an addon as
far as i can see. I tend to install my perl modules as ports anyway though.


Vince



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