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diff --git a/content/about/index.md b/content/about/index.md index bf70a05..3075228 100644 --- a/content/about/index.md +++ b/content/about/index.md @@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ The image below I created many years ago in a computer program I'm not even sure at times been very interested in 3D modelling and photography amongst other hobbies. +This is a test. + I was a wedding photographer for a while. I currently live in Berwick-upon-Tweed. diff --git a/content/blog/installing-perl.md b/content/blog/installing-perl.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7c40c7c --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/installing-perl.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +--- +title: Installing Perl After A Wee Break +author: M R Lemon +date: 2021-10-23 +draft: false +--- + +# Context +In October 2021 I was setting up the x220 with a new environment (KDE, Arch, +etc). I wanted Perl, so this is what I did. + +I also wanted to run my `on-add_scheduled_work_task.pl` script for adding lines +to the remote REMIND instance in taskwarrior. Additional CPAN modules needed +for this to work: + +* `JSON` +* `DateTime` +* `DateTime-Format-ISO8601` +* `Net::OpenSSH` + +# Installation steps + +* Install `perlbrew`. Follow the [instructions](https://perlbrew.pl/) to install it. +* `perlbrew install perl-5-34.0`. This can take a WHILE so `tail -f` the +log to watch the fun. I got a test failed when I did this, but the docs +(and the console message) said that I could just run `make` to get it to +install properly. This works. +* `perlbrew switch perl-5.34.0` +* Done. But then we want to install stuff from CPAN. Like JSON. +* Install `cpanm` using perlbrew: `perlbrew install-cpanm`. +* Then I wanted `JSON` so I did `cpanm JSON`. Because we installed `cpanm` +using perlbrew it went into the right place. + +This is pretty much it. You can punch away now. + |