Install Perl Module from CPAN

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∟Managing Perl Engine and Modules on macOS

∟Install Perl Module from CPAN

This section provides a tutorial on how to install a CPAN Perl module automatically with CPAN Shell on macOS.

The best way to install a Perl module from CPAN (Comprehensive Perl Archive Network) is to use the CPAN Shell. Here is what I did to install the Imager module with CPAN Shell.

1. Start the CPAN Shell:

herong$ perl -MCPAN -e shell
...
cpan[1]>

2. Install the Imager module:

cpan[1]> install Imager
Reading '/Users/herong/.cpan/sources/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz'
...
...............................................................DONE
DONE
Writing /Users/herong/.cpan/Metadata
Running install for module 'Imager'
Running make for T/TO/TONYC/Imager-1.011.tar.gz
...
  Has already been unwrapped into directory
     /Users/herong/.cpan/build/Imager-1.011-KJVmoX
  CPAN.pm: Building T/TO/TONYC/Imager-1.011.tar.gz
...
cp feat.h blib/lib/Imager/include/feat.h
cp lib/Imager/Install.pod blib/lib/Imager/Install.pod
cp lib/Imager/LargeSamples.pod blib/lib/Imager/LargeSamples.pod
...
Installing /Library/Perl/5.18/darwin-thread-multi-2level/Imager.pm
Installing /Library/Perl/5.18/darwin-thread-multi-2level/Imager/API.pod
Installing /Library/Perl/5.18/darwin-thread-multi-2level/Imager/APIRef.pod
...
TONYC/Imager-1.011.tar.gz
sudo /usr/bin/make install  -- OK

3. Verify installation:

cpan[2]> m Imager
Module id = Imager
    CPAN_USERID  TONYC (Tony Cook <tony@develop-help.com>)
    CPAN_VERSION 1.011
    CPAN_FILE    T/TO/TONYC/Imager-1.011.tar.gz
    UPLOAD_DATE  2019-03-07
    MANPAGE      Imager - Perl extension for Generating 24 bit Images
    INST_FILE    /Library/Perl/5.18/darwin-thread-multi-2level/Imager.pm