Install a CPAN module at x location

skazat has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Dearest Monks,

Is there a simple way to have the CPAN shell install a module in a specific directory?

There are times when I want it to install in a directory other than what I specified as my perllib directory in CPAN's Config- for example, bundling the latest version of a CPAN module in a program I distribute.

setting:

o conf init makepl_arg /home/myaccount/test/lib

on the CPAN shell doesn't seem to do what I want.

-justin simoni
!skazat!

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Re: Install a CPAN module at x location by tachyon (Chancellor) on Oct 12, 2004 at 23:16 UTC
Without CPAN you make perl install a module in a certain location using the PREFIX argument to makefile.PL `perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/home/acc/lib` [download] So I suggest you use: `o conf makepl_arg PREFIX=/home/myaccount/test/lib` [download] The LIB argument lets you install binary components locally as well. cheers tachyon	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Install a CPAN module at x location by skazat (Chaplain) on Oct 13, 2004 at 22:41 UTC
I was just a tad wrong in my initial posting, this: `o conf makepl_arg LIB=/home/yadda/yadda/perllib` (no init - that makes you go through all the parameters) Seems to do what I wanted, I've never used the, "PREFIX" thingy before, although it does seem to install binary modules a bit better. skazat becomes closer to enlightenment -justin simoni !skazat!	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Install a CPAN module at x location by markjugg (Curate) on Dec 30, 2005 at 15:39 UTC
However, PREFIX is not recommended, at least by the Module::Build documentation. It offers `install_base` as an alternative. Mark Stosberg	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Install a CPAN module at x location by adrianh (Chancellor) on Dec 31, 2005 at 15:48 UTC
However, PREFIX is not recommended, at least by the Module::Build documentation. It offers install_base as an alternative. Since install_base is not yet fully supported by ExtUtils::MakeMaker PREFIX is still the best choice for people using EU::MM based modules (still the majority).	[reply]
Re: Install a CPAN module at x location by borisz (Canon) on Oct 12, 2004 at 23:07 UTC
Update: I was completly wrong. Without testing it, does cpan not honor your PERL5LIB env var? `export PERL5LIB=/home/myaccount/test/lib cpan` [download] Boris	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Install a CPAN module at x location by skazat (Chaplain) on Oct 12, 2004 at 23:16 UTC
well, the PERL5LIB has many different perlib paths in it, separated by ':'s -justin simoni !skazat!	[reply]

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