CPANPLUS − API & CLI access to the CPAN mirrors
### standard
invocation from the command line
$ cpanp
$ cpanp −i Some::Module
$ perl −MCPANPLUS −eshell
$ perl −MCPANPLUS −e'fetch Some::Module'
The "CPANPLUS" library is an API to the "CPAN" mirrors and a collection of interactive shells, commandline programs, etc, that use this API.
GENERAL
USAGE
This is the document you are currently reading. It describes
basic usage and background information. Its main purpose is
to assist the user who wants to learn how to invoke
CPANPLUS and install modules from the
commandline and to point you to more indepth reading if
required.
API
REFERENCE
The "CPANPLUS" API is meant to let
you programmatically interact with the "CPAN"
mirrors. The documentation in CPANPLUS::Backend shows you
how to create an object capable of interacting with those
mirrors, letting you create & retrieve module objects.
CPANPLUS::Module shows you how you can use these module
objects to perform actions like installing and testing.
The default shell, documented in CPANPLUS::Shell::Default is also scriptable. You can use its API to dispatch calls from your script to the CPANPLUS Shell.
STARTING
AN INTERACTIVE SHELL
You can start an interactive shell by running either of the
two following commands:
$ cpanp
$ perl −MCPANPLUS −eshell
All commands available are listed in the interactive shells help menu. See "cpanp −h" or CPANPLUS::Shell::Default for instructions on using the default shell.
CHOOSE
A SHELL
By running "cpanp" without arguments, you will
start up the shell specified in your config, which defaults
to CPANPLUS::Shell::Default. There are more shells
available. "CPANPLUS" itself ships with an
emulation shell called CPANPLUS::Shell::Classic that looks
and feels just like the old "CPAN.pm" shell.
You can start this shell by typing:
$ perl −MCPANPLUS −e'shell Classic'
Even more shells may be available from "CPAN".
Note that if you have changed your default shell in your configuration, that shell will be used instead. If for some reason there was an error with your specified shell, you will be given the default shell.
BUILDING
PACKAGES
"cpan2dist" is a commandline tool to convert any
distribution from "CPAN" into a package in the
format of your choice, like for example ".deb" or
"FreeBSD ports".
See "cpan2dist −h" for details.
For quick access to common commands, you may use this module, "CPANPLUS" rather than the full programmatic API situated in "CPANPLUS::Backend". This module offers the following functions:
$bool =
install( Module::Name |
/A/AU/AUTHOR/Module−Name−1.tgz )
This function requires the full name of the module, which is
case sensitive. The module name can also be provided as a
fully qualified file name, beginning with a /,
relative to the /authors/id directory on a
CPAN mirror.
It will download, extract and install the module.
$where =
fetch( Module::Name |
/A/AU/AUTHOR/Module−Name−1.tgz )
Like install, fetch needs the full name of a module or the
fully qualified file name, and is case sensitive.
It will download the specified module to the current directory.
$where =
get( Module::Name |
/A/AU/AUTHOR/Module−Name−1.tgz )
Get is provided as an alias for fetch for compatibility with
CPAN .pm.
shell()
Shell starts the default CPAN shell. You can
also start the shell by using the "cpanp" command,
which will be installed in your perl bin.
For frequently asked questions and answers, please consult the "CPANPLUS::FAQ" manual.
Please report bugs or other issues to <bug−[email protected]<gt>.
This module by Jos Boumans <[email protected]>.
The CPAN++ interface (of which this module is a part of) is copyright (c) 2001 − 2007, Jos Boumans <[email protected]>. All rights reserved.
This library is free software; you may redistribute and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
CPANPLUS::Shell::Default, CPANPLUS::FAQ , CPANPLUS::Backend, CPANPLUS::Module, cpanp, cpan2dist
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