Re: Perl install problems OSX 10.4.11

On Sep 11, 2009, at 5:33 PM, Mine wrote:
> I don't fully understand what Perl does but if Perl comes installed  
> with OSX
> it appears that I also have an install of Perl via MacPorts. I  
> assume that
> get_iplayer is looking at the preinstalled Perl but I am not sure.

Perl is a programming language, and it appears that get_iplayer is  
written in it.

The perl that comes installed with OS X is located at /usr/bin/perl.   
If you've also installed perl from some other source (like MacPorts)  
then you might have another perl at some other location.

I've taken a look at the iplayer source (available through http:// 
linuxcentre.net/getiplayer/) and it's definitely using the Perl that  
comes with OS X at /usr/bin/perl/

> Although I am no expert, I have used the Terminal to install  
> binaries before
> so i will give it a go.

It's fairly simple.  Type

   sudo perl -MCPAN -e shell

At a Terminal prompt and enter in your password when prompted.   
You'll be asked to configure CPAN the first time you run it; just  
take the defaults and you'll be fine.  Then, once you get a "cpan[1] 
 >" command prompt, type the following:

   cpan[1]> install LWP

and hit enter.  It will automatically figure out what prerequisites  
you need and download all the packages.  Again, I generally take the  
defaults and everything works well.

-packy