Downloading CPAN modules on WIndows....

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

Hi,
I am new to downloading CPAN modules - i have downloaded a couple of them but now i am trying to download LibXML module and i am facing issues (i am not able to find LibXML.pm in the zip file that I downloaded.

What is the simplest approach to install a CPAN module on a Windows machine? (I have downloaded the zip file already)

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Re: Downloading CPAN modules on WIndows.... by Bloodnok (Vicar) on Oct 14, 2009 at 12:19 UTC
Use the tools provided in the core distribution - typically either `perl -MCPAN -e shell` (non-ActiveState) or `ppm` (ActiveState). A user level that continues to overstate my experience :-))	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Downloading CPAN modules on WIndows.... by Corion (Patriarch) on Oct 14, 2009 at 12:20 UTC
The easiest way is to use Strawberry Perl, which comes with XML::LibXML already compiled in. Otherwise, you download and compile `libxml` and all its prerequisites and then use the `ppm` tool (on ActiveState Perl) or the `cpan` tool (on Strawberry Perl) to install XML::LibXML.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Downloading CPAN modules on WIndows.... by VinsWorldcom (Prior) on Oct 14, 2009 at 12:24 UTC
Bloodnok is dead on. I use Activestate on Windows and use PPM to install my Perl modules. It now has a nice GUI front end and is rather simple. If you insist on doing it a harder way, look at: A Guide to Installing Modules A guide to installing modules for Win32	[reply]
Re^2: Downloading CPAN modules on WIndows.... by biswanath_c (Beadle) on Oct 14, 2009 at 13:04 UTC
Thanks for the reply I was trying to download the XML::LibXML module - but when I tried to run the command "perl makefile.pl", i got an error that asked me to first install libxml2. I then downloaded libxml2-2.4.12-1-lib from http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/files/ but when i extracted the zip file, it was all .h files. What's the simplest way to compile them? or if not, what else should i do with them? :)	[reply]
Re^3: Downloading CPAN modules on WIndows.... by Corion (Patriarch) on Oct 14, 2009 at 13:08 UTC
This is not a Perl problem. There should be a file "README" or "INSTALL", which describes how to build libxml2 on Windows in the zip archive. The easier approach is to use a binary that somebody already built for you instead.	[reply]
Re: Downloading CPAN modules on WIndows.... by biohisham (Priest) on Oct 14, 2009 at 13:04 UTC
Check this node How to install a CPAN module, it got useful information as well. Excellence is an Endeavor of Persistence. Chance Favors a Prepared Mind.	[reply] [d/l]

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