Installation Instructions
The instructions are basically as per any Perl module.
INSTALLING AUTOMATICALLY
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The easiest way to install is via CPAN, CPANPLUS or cpanminus:
CPAN:
% perl -MCPAN -e shell [as root]
> install Data::Phrasebook::Loader::JSON
> quit
CPANPLUS:
% cpanp
> i Data::Phrasebook::Loader::JSON
> q
cpanminus:
% cpanm Data::Phrasebook::Loader::JSON
See your local documentation ('perldoc CPAN', 'perldoc CPANPLUS' or
'perldoc cpanm') for further instructions on setting up and configuring your
chosen installer.
OBTAINING THE MODULE
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The latest release version of Data::Phrasebook::Loader::JSON can be downloaded
from any CPAN site:
Data::Phrasebook::Loader::JSON is distributed as a gzipped tar archive file:
Data-Phrasebook-Loader-JSON-<version>.tar.gz
where <version> represents the current version number, e.g. 0.01.
To install the module, unpack the distribution archive to
create an installation directory. Something like this:
tar zxf Data-Phrasebook-Loader-JSON-0.01.tar.gz
or
gunzip Data-Phrasebook-Loader-JSON-0.01.tar.gz
tar xf Data-Phrasebook-Loader-JSON-0.01.tar
You can then 'cd' into the directory created,
cd Data-Phrasebook-Loader-JSON-0.01
INSTALLING MANUALLY
-------------------
The 'make install' (done later) will install the modules and scripts on
your system. You may need administrator privileges to perform this task.
Alternately you can install the module to a local directory (see
ExtUtils::MakeMaker for full details), e.g.
% perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/home/abw/
Don't forget to update your PERL5LIB environment variable if you do
this, or add a line to your script to tell Perl where to find the files,
e.g.
use lib qw( /home/abw/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.0 );
If you're not after a custom location, just do:
% perl Makefile.PL
If you are lacking any of the prerequisite modules, running that
program will tell you. All prerequisites are available from CPAN.
When you have them all:
% make && make test
If there are any failures, it's best if you contact me. It may help
other people who have the same problem. I don't tend to read the Perl
newsgroups or PerlMonks, so it's no use posting there.
When you report your trouble, be sure to send me the following
information;
+ result of `perl -V'
+ output from 'make test' - ideally do 'make test TEST_VERBOSE=1 >& errs'
Send those to bug-Data-Phrasebook-Loader-JSON@rt.cpan.org and I'll get back to you as
soon as I'm able.
If it worked, then become root and type:
# make install
Congratulations. You've just installed Data::Phrasebook::Loader::JSON.
cheers,
Barbie.
with much appreciation to Iain (aka Spoon).