Re: cpan won't install any modules (mac os x 10.4.11)

[email protected] ((Andreas J. Koenig)) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:26:49 +0100

Newsgroups	perl.cpan.discuss
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>>>>> On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:06:47 -0700, tom smith <[email protected]> said:

  > Trying with "/usr/local/bin/curl -L -f -s -S --netrc-optional" to get
  >     "
  > http://mirrors.cpan.org/showmirror.cgi?name=xmission.com/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz
  > "

The URL is bogus. You better start with 'o conf init urllist' and follow
the dialogue.

Verify any URL displayed, e.g.

lwp-request -Se 'http://mirrors.cpan.org/showmirror.cgi?name=xmission.com/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz'

-- 
andreas