Installing Perl Modules Locally !! Can't locate modulename.pm in @INC 1

[perlbie007]

I'm a new bie in CGI esp. in graph modules.I installed some GD::Graph modules locally in linux.

But when I run a sample program it give me an error that :

Can't locate modulename.pm in @INC

I tried using export perl5lib=path name

but the path does not appear when I use

perl -V

Could anyone help me figure out what the problem is.What should I do inorder to make this run.

Thanks in advance.

 

[PaulTEG]

Have you looked at the use lib directive. This is supplemental to @INC

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[perlbie007]

Yes I even tried use lib but eventhough the directory contains the perlmodule,it states it cant find it.

I started installing another module locally , but i stopped the installation with the makefile.PL and did'nt run make install and removed the extracted files.But even when I try to install a new module locally and use make file the previous one which is incomplete comes and i'm unable to install any new module .
Any Suggestions ?????????

 

[PaulTEG]

are you using cpan to install modules?

--Paul

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[perlbie007]

Thank you very much paul !!

I had the problem fixed.I used export lib and use lib with a directory that contains GD.Then I go it running.

I just downloaded the modules from CPAN in my local directory and installed it.Is there any way to download it directly from CPAN from linux command prompt !!

 

[PaulTEG]

there's a cpan shell available from the console

prompt>perl -MCPAN -e shell
cpan>[b]o conf init[/b]

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