Perl - how to install the latest version?

[John Seth]

Most often, if you get "warnings" while compiling, don't worry about it.
If you get errors that cause compilation to stop, then you'll have issues.

As far as compiling SpamAssassin, I use CPAN to do the work for me, which
will install any prerequisites needed by spamasassin.

At the command line, and as root, type "cpan" and you'll be put into a
cpan command prompt, "cpan>". If that doesn't work, try: "perl -MCPAN -e
shell" to initiate CPAN and from then on, the 'cpan' command should work.

Once at the cpan command prompt, type (minus "cpan> "):

cpan> o conf prerequisites_policy ask
cpan> install Mail::SpamAssassin
cpan> quit

If it asks to install additional modules, do so.

Then spamassassin will be installed.  To set it up, check out
SpamAsassin's website, http://spamassassin.org/

Hope that helps...

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On Thu, 29 Jan 2004, Robert Meyer wrote:

> You should either install the modules you need from RPMs (in Mandrake, use
> rpmdrake to search for them) or pull them down from CPAN.  You should also have
> the C compiler loaded.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Bob
> --- hawkwynd <hawkwynd at adelphia.net> wrote:
> >
> > I'm getting warnings when I do the 'make' on Makefile.PL for SpamAssassin.
> > Is it simply a matter of installing the latest version of Perl, or is
> > there a process for 'upgrading' an existing version. On the windows side
> > of the world, I used PPM to download modules I needed for perl, but on the
> > penguin side, it looks like a different story.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > --
> >
> > Scott Fleming
> > A+ Certified CompTIA Technician
> >
>
>
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