Here are Perl tips.
Updated 8/9/2004
This is a real pain if you are not a root so that modules cannot be put in the default place /usr/lib/perl5 .....First check the module path by (note that RedHat installs it in /usr/lib/perl5)
$ perl -e 'print "@INC\n"' /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0
One way is to set the environmental variable PERL5LIB.
csh: $ setenv PERL5LIB where_pathbash: $ export PERL5LIB="where_path"
Another way is to point the module location in perl script itself.
use lib 'where_path';
I was told by a perl lib not to be able to find Text::Format module. I used CPAN to do this job.
# perl -MCPAN -e shell /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/CPAN/Config.pm initialized. CPAN is the world-wide archive of perl resources. It consists of about 100 sites that all replicate the same contents all around the globe. Many countries have at least one CPAN site already. The resources found on CPAN are easily accessible with the CPAN.pm module. If you want to use CPAN.pm, you have to configure it properly. If you do not want to enter a dialog now, you can answer 'no' to this question and I'll try to autoconfigure. (Note: you can revisit this dialog anytime later by typing 'o conf init' at the cpan prompt.) Are you ready for manual configuration? [yes] no ....(omitted) commit: wrote /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/CPAN/Config.pm cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.61) ReadLine support available (try 'install Bundle::CPAN') cpan> install Text::Format CPAN: Storable loaded ok CPAN: LWP::UserAgent loaded ok Fetching with LWP: ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz Going to read /root/.cpan/sources/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz Fetching with LWP: ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/modules/02packages.details.txt.gz Going to read /root/.cpan/sources/modules/02packages.details.txt.gz Database was generated on Mon, 09 Aug 2004 13:06:20 GMT There's a new CPAN.pm version (v1.76) available! [Current version is v1.61] You might want to try install Bundle::CPAN reload cpan without quitting the current session. It should be a seamless upgrade while we are running... Fetching with LWP: ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/modules/03modlist.data.gz Going to read /root/.cpan/sources/modules/03modlist.data.gz Going to write /root/.cpan/Metadata Running install for module Text::Format Running make for G/GA/GABOR/Text-Format0.52.tar.gz Fetching with LWP: ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/id/G/GA/GABOR/Text-Format0.52.tar.gz CPAN: Digest::MD5 loaded ok Fetching with LWP: ftp://ftp.perl.org/pub/CPAN/authors/id/G/GA/GABOR/CHECKSUMS Checksum for /root/.cpan/sources/authors/id/G/GA/GABOR/Text-Format0.52.tar.gz ok Scanning cache /root/.cpan/build for sizes Text-Format0.52/ Text-Format0.52/lib/ Text-Format0.52/lib/Text/ Text-Format0.52/lib/Text/Format.pm Text-Format0.52/MANIFEST Text-Format0.52/README Text-Format0.52/Makefile.PL Text-Format0.52/Changes Text-Format0.52/t/ Text-Format0.52/t/justify.t Text-Format0.52/t/format.t ...(omitted) Running make install Manifying blib/man3/Text::Format.3pm Installing /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/Text/Format.pm Installing /usr/share/man/man3/Text::Format.3pm W riting /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/auto/Text/Format/.packlist Appending installation info to /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/perllocal.pod /usr/bin/make install -- OK cpan>