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diff --git a/_posts/2009-07-07-cpan-and-auto-install.md b/_posts/2009-07-07-cpan-and-auto-install.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9315702 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2009-07-07-cpan-and-auto-install.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +--- +layout: post +summary: In which I show how to auto answer questions asked by cpan +title: CPAN and auto-install +--- + +When you install a module from the [CPAN](http://search.cpan.org), and this module requires other modules, the cpan shell will ask you if you want to install them. When you are installing [Catalyst](http://www.catalystframework.org/), it may take a while, and you may not want to spend your afternoon in front of the prompt answering "yes" every 5 seconds. + +The solution is to set the environment variable **PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT**. Next time you want to install a big app: `PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT=1 cpan Catalyst KiokuDB` and your done. |