Re: Perl modules confusion

[targetsmart]

in reply to Perl modules confusion

I installed some using cpan and some (same ones) manually into a self-made local folder.
I would like to clean up my modules installations and only install those (older versions) I need
simple, go to your self-made local folder and check the perl modules installed there, remove/delete the directories/files (modules), which you don't need.

2) How can I clean up the modules installations and install older versions of the same modules?
IMO, unless to tell perl that use the self-made local folder as a lib path, perl will still continue to use its own standard lib path that is there in @INC.
so remove the lib path which indicates your self-made local folder to Perl. It will work as normal and use your older versions of modules. :)

[umeboshi]

Thanks, that was already VERY informative. That means, if I want to use the exact modules I want I can just temporarily change the lib path to my own folder and do what I need (since apparently I cannot uninstall modules from .cpan). Now, last question. When I print all paths I get:

$ perl -le 'print foreach @INC'
/etc/perl
/usr/local/lib/perl/5.10.0
/usr/local/share/perl/5.10.0
/usr/lib/perl5
/usr/share/perl5
/usr/lib/perl/5.10
/usr/share/perl/5.10
/usr/local/lib/site_perl

Sorry, I am a total newbie. Which of those paths do I need to change...and more importantly..how?
Thanks a lot!

[targetsmart]

Which of those paths do I need to change...and more importantly..how?
way 1)
unshift(@INC, '<path to your self-made local folder where the perl modules are installed>')

way 2)
use lib '<path to your self-made local folder where the perl modules are installed>'

way 3)
perl -I<path to your self-made local folder where the perl modules are installed>' <your perl program>

see How do I add a directory to my include path (@INC) at runtime?
Tutorials is the best place to start in perlmonks, if you are a newbie.
i started from Categorized Questions and Answers and Tutorials

[umeboshi]

Thanks a lot for your answers!