Perl on Windows

[rahatekarabhijeet]

I want to know
1. How to install modules on windows.
2. Where are the .pm files are getting generated after installation
3. where to search for the modules for windows

[numberwhun]

I want to know
1. How to install modules on windows.
2. Where are the .pm files are getting generated after installation
3. where to search for the modules for windows

Your first question can be answered by the CPAN FAQ. For windows, you would use the ppm (Perl Package Manager) that came with the Active State distribution.

Your second question, I am not 100%, but I believe that each module has its own directory under c:\perl\lib and under there are the .pm files.

Your third questions, you want to search for modules on CPAN, which is the Perl module repository.

Regards,

Jeff

[KevinADC]

I want to know
1. How to install modules on windows.
2. Where are the .pm files are getting generated after installation
3. where to search for the modules for windows

Open the activestate perl documentation that comes with activestate perl and find and read the PPM documentation.

[rahatekarabhijeet]

Thank you for your help in getting started me with Perl on Windows platform.

[Kelicula]

Thank you for your help in getting started me with Perl on Windows platform.

I recently went through alot of trouble trying to get the GD image mod for ActiveState. I learned that every time you open the ppm it will search for updates of the mods you have installed, and automatically synchronize your libs with the latest releases. But if you want to load a mod that is not listed under the ppm, it is a little tougher. I don't know if there are downloads available of EVERY mod for Windows. But I did eventually find the GD ppm and was able to load it on my comp.

You can also use the ppm as command line, without opening the GUI.

Open DOS; type:

perl -MCPAN -e "YOUR::MODNAME"

Where YOUR::MODNAME is substituted with the module.
That way requires you to have the nmake installed, you can get it here:
http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...US/Nmake15.exe

If it says do you want to configure , select no, unless you know what your doing.

or if you know the URL of the .ppm file that you want to install, type:

ppm install http://www.theaddresshere.com

Good luck!!

[jaynemarie]

I found this site handy.

http://www.tanguay.info/web/tutorial.php?idCode=installPerl&sectionIdCode=crea teHelloWorldProgram