It turns out that the "terminal is not fully functional" warning is a known problem with the "terminal" after installing Strawberry Perl. See comment #48 here: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/msysgit/chXoBxQ3c0Y
where he says: I had this issue after installing Strawberry Perl. See also comment #47 there.I deleted the TERM environment variable, and then cpanplus is not complaining: "terminal is not fully functional" any more. So this does solve that problem. Like I said, this leaves us with the main issue: how to make cpanplus refer to a new Perl installation only. Here is some additional information: %PATH%: echo %PATH% gives:
F:\Win7programs\SBPerl\ is where I've installed Strawberry Perl 5.16.3.
(My older 5.14.2 Perl installation is at: F:\Win7programs\Dwimperl\) Interestingly, from the old installation, there exists a directory structure on C:\
C:\Documents and Settings\Helen\.cpanplus
\5.14.2
\build
\authors
\id
\install-logs
but there is no similar sub-directory structure for the new installation: \5.16.3 Also, strangely, even if I call cpanp like so (as Corion suggested): >F:\Win7programs\SBPerl\perl\bin\cpanp.bat
it still checks the old Perl installation for the existence of modules, and writes the install log to: C:\Documents and Settings\Helen\.cpanplus\install-logs Here is a typical (one-liner) install log: [MSG] [Thu May 9 21:40:21 2013] Module 'Carp' already up to date, won't install without force IMO, the key questions here are: - How does cpanp determine the location of \perl\bin and \perl\site\bin;
- How does cpanp determine whether a module is installed (or not)
Is there a configuration file for cpanp? If so, where is it located?Many TIA - Helen N.B. Corion: you said: As the setup of more than one Perl version seems to be problematic for you ...etc Installing the second Perl installation, I do not think I have done anything less accurate or orderly that a veteran Perl system manager would have done. But Corion, more generally, I was of the opinion that the PerlMonks spirit is: The only stupid question is the question not asked, and that PerlMonks encourage exploration of the Perl eco-system, and enhancement of Perl knowledge (especially in these times, when the mass hype is to go the Python way (or Ruby, or Lua)). I think my posts here definitely have value, and specifically regarding this current cpanp issue, I think I have identified a bug in CPANPLUS, where it has difficulty identifying the default Perl installation in a multi-Perl installation setup. If my questions here constitute a nuisance, I can find other forums to gain knowledge at. |