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Installing Perl Modules on Unix
17 March 2007perlmodinstall2 - Installing Perl Modules
perl Makefile.PL, make, make test, make install
The standard way to install a Perl module on Unix is to change into the directory that was created when you unpacked the .tar.gz file, and then type the following sequence of commands:
perl Makefile.PL
make
make test
make install
Perl Debug
11 September 2006Perl Debug
The debug command
perl -d myprogram
Essentially the -d switch allows you to communicate with the perl executable, and allows the perl executable to communicate with you.
Stepping up to the plate
l - lists the next few lines
p [variable name] - lets you print the value of a variable to the command line
q - I quit.
r - […]