CPAN ask me install a package repeatly

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

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Re: CPAN ask me install a package repeatly by ww (Archbishop) on Feb 22, 2012 at 17:20 UTC
So do what the CPAN shell says. Your description strongly suggests that your install of Perl is broken. Did you see any errors or warnings as you initially installed Perl?	[reply]
Re^2: CPAN ask me install a package repeatly by plantae (Initiate) on Feb 22, 2012 at 18:51 UTC
lots of errors while installing perl, I don't want to install it now, but the problem is that i can't install any modules now. How can I skipped the automatically prompt message like: cpan> install File::Basename Running install for module File::Basename Running make for F/FL/FLORA/perl-5.15.4.tar.gz Is already unwrapped into directory /home/SCE/kanghaiqi/.cpan/build/perl-5.15.4 Makefile.PL returned status 256 Running make test Make had some problems, maybe interrupted? Won't test Running make install Make had some problems, maybe interrupted? Won't install	[reply]
Re^3: CPAN ask me install a package repeatly by ww (Archbishop) on Feb 22, 2012 at 20:20 UTC
"lots of errors while installing perl, I don't want to install it now, but the problem is that i can't install any modules now. " Well, it seems to me that the problem is your failure to get Perl installed. Do you have some reason to want to install modules without an executable Perl? And BTW, it's easier to follow your illustrations -- data and code -- if you follow the directions for posting... e.g., use <p> paragraph tags around narrative text </p> and code tags, `<c> around code and data </c>`.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: CPAN ask me install a package repeatly by plantae (Initiate) on Feb 22, 2012 at 20:29 UTC
Re^5: CPAN ask me install a package repeatly by ww (Archbishop) on Feb 22, 2012 at 21:24 UTC
Re^3: CPAN ask me install a package repeatly by Riales (Hermit) on Feb 22, 2012 at 19:44 UTC
Have you tried running the command w/ sudo? `sudo perl -MCPAN -e 'install File::Basename'` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: CPAN ask me install a package repeatly by plantae (Initiate) on Feb 22, 2012 at 20:18 UTC
Re^5: CPAN ask me install a package repeatly by Riales (Hermit) on Feb 22, 2012 at 20:45 UTC
Re: CPAN ask me install a package repeatly by tangent (Parson) on Feb 22, 2012 at 21:58 UTC
I think your problem may be in your shell config. If you look below you will see how I get two different versions of CPAN. For my Perl 5.14 `$ sudo perl -MCPAN -e shell Password: cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.9600) cpan>` [download] However, if I invoke Perl with `/usr/bin/perl` `$ sudo /usr/bin/perl -MCPAN -e shell Password: cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.7602) cpan>` [download] I get the CPAN that comes with my system Perl - that's probably what you want so you need to restore your shell config so it uses your system Perl. You could try this (outside the CPAN shell) `sudo /usr/bin/perl -MCPAN -e 'install File::Basename'` [download] BTW I would highly recommend perlbrew for installing non-system Perl	[reply] [d/l] [select]


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