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NAME

plenv-install - install perl5 into ~/.plenv/

SYNOPSIS

    plenv install 5.16.2

    plenv install 5.16.2 -Dusethreads --as 5.16.2-threads

DESCRIPTION

This subcommand install Perl binary into ~/.plenv/versions/.

OPTIONS

-Dxxx
-Uxxx
-Axxx

Switches passed to perl Configure script.

ex. plenv install 5.10.1 -D usemymalloc -U uselargefiles

--as

plenv applies alternative name to installation.

ex. plenv install 5.16.2 -Dusethreads --as 5.16.2-threads

--build-dir=~/.plenv/build/

You can specify the directory to work building.

It is useful to save object files for debugging.

(Default: temporary directory to use)

INSTALLATION SOURCE

Current version of plenv supports following installation source.

<version>

If you specify the version number, plenv fetches tar ball for the version from CPAN and install it.

/path/to/perl.tar.gz

When you specify the path to tar ball, plenv extract it and intall.