Perl

Modules

More info here: http://www.cpan.org/modules/index.html

Finding

Use the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN) to find useful Perl modules. Most Perl modules are on CPAN.

Installing

The cpanm utility can be used to easily install perl modules. To install this utility, run the command:

$ cpan App::cpanminus

This will ask several questions and has several prerequisites, including the following:

• gzip
• tar
• unzip
• make
• lynx (available via Fink for Mac)
• wget (available via Fink for Mac)
• ncftpget (available for most operating systems here: http://www.ncftp.com/download/)
• ftp
• gpg
• less/more (pager program)

References

• Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN): http://www.cpan.org/