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Hi All,

is it possible to have the CPAN util install packages from a local
dir, rather than a mirror?

I need to install an application on a load of client machines that
needs quite a few perl modules to do its thing. I'd like to download
all the perl modules as tar.gz files and then put them on an install
cd with the other parts of the app. I will script up a basic
installer that will, amoungst other things, install the perl mods onto
the target machine.

Can I get CPAN to do this for me? Can I call it, tell it to install
and point it at the dir full of tar and gzipped perl mods?

Is there a better way to do this?

cheers in advance

matt

Matt C <> wrote in comp.lang.perl.misc:
> Hi All,
>
> is it possible to have the CPAN util install packages from a local
> dir, rather than a mirror?
>
> I need to install an application on a load of client machines that
> needs quite a few perl modules to do its thing. I'd like to download
> all the perl modules as tar.gz files and then put them on an install
> cd with the other parts of the app. I will script up a basic
> installer that will, amoungst other things, install the perl mods onto
> the target machine.

You can use a local mirror. Place a "file" URL that points to the
mirror in the urllist of your CPAN configuration.

Also consider building a bundle of the modules you want to install.

> Can I get CPAN to do this for me? Can I call it, tell it to install
> and point it at the dir full of tar and gzipped perl mods?

Yes, as described in the CPAN doc.

Anno

(Matt C) writes:

> is it possible to have the CPAN util install packages from a local
> dir, rather than a mirror?

You can put local directories to the list of repositories that CPAN.pm is
to use. For details RTFM.

> I need to install an application on a load of client machines that
> needs quite a few perl modules to do its thing. I'd like to download
> all the perl modules as tar.gz files and then put them on an install
> cd with the other parts of the app. I will script up a basic
> installer that will, amoungst other things, install the perl mods onto
> the target machine.
>
> Can I get CPAN to do this for me? Can I call it, tell it to install
> and point it at the dir full of tar and gzipped perl mods?

You can create a "bundle" module that is nothing but a list of
dependancies and install that.

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