[Chicago-talk] Anyone help installing a perl module?

[Richard Reina]

--- Andy Lester <andy at petdance.com> wrote:

> > It compiles perfect but blows up at make test.
> 
> That's because the compilation doesn't actually load
> the library to 
> use.  It's the test that tries to pull it in.
> 
> Here's how we build it on our dev server:
> 
> alester at blitz[/usr/src]$ cat config.GD
> #!/bin/sh
> 
> perl Makefile.PL -lib_gd_path="/usr/local/lib"
> -options="PNG"
> 
> If you don't keep configs in a config.whatever file
> in your /usr/src 
> directory, do so.  You WILL need them again.
> 
>

That was perfect.  Thanks a lot! I owe you a beer next
time I see you.

Richard