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Kevin Viel

2006-09-11, 6:57 pm

Is it possible to install perl and modules on an external hard drive
that I could take from computer to computer? It seems a simple as
installing it onto that drive, but I do not know whether I can use PPM
to install CPAN modules there or whether I can use it successfully.

Thanks,

Kevin


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Kevin Viel
Department of Genetics kviel@darwin.sfbr.org
Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research phone: (210)258-9884
P.O. Box 760549 fax: (210)258-9444
San Antonio, TX 78245-0549

Kevin Viel
PhD Candidate
Department of Epidemiology
Rollins School of Public Health
Emory University
Atlanta, GA 30322
Kevin Viel

2006-09-11, 9:57 pm

Kevin Viel wrote:
> Is it possible to install perl and modules on an external hard drive
> that I could take from computer to computer? It seems a simple as
> installing it onto that drive, but I do not know whether I can use PPM
> to install CPAN modules there or whether I can use it successfully.


Through experimentation, I can answer my own question. Yes, it seems to
be working fine.

Kevin

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Kevin Viel
Department of Genetics kviel@darwin.sfbr.org
Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research phone: (210)258-9884
P.O. Box 760549 fax: (210)258-9444
San Antonio, TX 78245-0549

Kevin Viel
PhD Candidate
Department of Epidemiology
Rollins School of Public Health
Emory University
Atlanta, GA 30322
Timothy Johnson

2006-09-11, 9:57 pm

Since Perl doesn't use the registry or absolute paths to find its
modules that should work just fine. The only thing to watch out for is
that you will be violating the ActiveState license if you distribute
your own ActivePerl distribution outside of your organization without
getting their okay first.




-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Viel [mailto:kviel@darwin.sfbr.org]=20
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 12:08 PM
To: Beginners List
Subject: Re: Perl on external hard drive

Kevin Viel wrote:
> Is it possible to install perl and modules on an external hard drive=20
> that I could take from computer to computer? It seems a simple as=20
> installing it onto that drive, but I do not know whether I can use PPM


> to install CPAN modules there or whether I can use it successfully.


Through experimentation, I can answer my own question. Yes, it seems to

be working fine.


Lee Goddard

2006-09-12, 7:58 am

> ...The only thing to=20
> watch out for is that you will be violating the ActiveState=20
> license if you distribute your own ActivePerl distribution=20
> outside of your organization without getting their okay first.


However, other people have built Perl for Windows using the AS source,
and made it freely available - you could *probably* redistribute that,
if you provided the source code and credits.

lee

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