I've rarely had problems with CPAN forcing an install of 5.6 You should be able to prevent it, in most cases. <BR><BR>You can configure CPAN to always prompt you before installing required packages. You need to copy /perl/directory/CPAN/Config.pm to $HOME/.cpan/CPAN/MyConfig.pm. In there you should edit the following line: <BR><BR>'prerequisites_policy' => q[follow], <BR><BR>change it to: <BR><BR>'prerequisites_policy' => q[ask], <BR><BR>Note, however, that some of the required modules for RT require Data::Dumper. This module has been included in Perl 5.6 and up. So when prompted, if you say 'yes' to install data::dumper you will actually be installing perl5.6. So say no to any data::dumper requests. You would be best off downloading it from cpan.org and installing it manually (since data::dumper does not need 5.6) and then start using cpan for the modules required by rt. <BR><BR>Drew <BR><BR><BR>> -----Original Message----- <BR>> From: rt-users-admin@lists.fsck.com <BR>> [mailto:rt-users-admin@lists.fsck.com]On Behalf Of Chris Waltham <BR>> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2001 4:09 AM <BR>> To: rt-users@lists.fsck.com <BR>> Subject: [rt-users] Using CPAN <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Being the type of Unix administrators (rare, I'm sure) not to use <BR>> Perl too <BR>> often, <BR>> I was wondering if someone could tell me something about CPAN. Granted, <BR>> it's a little <BR>> off-topic for the list, but I am upgrading from rt 1.x to 2.0.. <BR>> <BR>> Is there any way to stop Perl from going out and building the latest <BR>> version of Perl <BR>> (I'm guessing 5.6.1) every time I want to install something from <BR>> CPAN? I mean, <BR>> I ran the rt/tools/testdeps script to see what I didn't have <BR>> installed (it <BR>> needs a lot <BR>> more stuff than 1.x!), but I'd rather do it by hand. I gave CPAN a try, <BR>> though, and off <BR>> it runs to download and compile the new version of Perl. Granted, some of <BR>> the modules <BR>> I'm trying to install *may* depend on Perl 5.6.1, but I would <BR>> think this is <BR>> somewhat <BR>> unlikely. <BR>> <BR>> Am I just doing something wrong? <BR>> <BR>> cheers, <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Chris <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________ <BR>> rt-users mailing list <BR>> rt-users@lists.fsck.com <BR>> <A href="http://lists.fsck.com/mailman/listinfo/rt-users">http://lists.fsck.com/mailman/listinfo/rt-users</A>
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