Mac Forum / Programming / Perl / August 2006

Can anyone point me to a decent tutorial for installing perl modules.
The one I have downloaded is DBI-1.52.tar.gz
I am running OS X 10.4.7 and have never installed a perl module  
before. I have found various pages on the net but I don't want to  

I'm checking out modules for working with iCal. I want to scrape a  
financial calendar web site at <http://www.briefing.com/Investor/
Public/MarketAnalysis/Calendars/EconomicCalendar.htm> and put the  
dates into an iCal calendar. I checked <http://www.icalshare.com/>  

I can get Math::Pari to pass make test, and get a bus error while  
trying to use SSH Protocol 2.
I've successfully installed pari but can't get Math::Pari installed.
Originally I had problems with GMP but seemed to be able to get it  

I've opened threads on macosx@perl.org titled "Getting make test fail  
with Math::Pari" and
"Has anyone built Math::Pari on OS X 10.4.7"
I get the following errors during make test:

None of the ideas that were provide have worked for install the CPAN
libary 'Net::SSH::Perl" because of failures wtih
'Math::GMP'. This is a summary of what I have done base on input from
this list. Since there are other also complaining, what magic is

I am a novice at this. What am I missing? I downloaded the Math::GMP ran
a config, make,  make test and make install.
   ./configure
   make

I have a problem at work I need to solve. I am toying with the idea  
of creating a special purpose Perl module to store data on some of  
clients. So I have written a little test/proof of concept/far from  
complete module that looks like this:

This modules fails to install from CPAN
perl -MCPAN -e 'install Net::SSH::Perl'
with error installation in installation of Math::GMP. Hence
Net::SSH::Perl module cannot be installed. This problem needs to be

I'm having trouble installing XML::LibXML::XPathContext on a Intel  
Mini (via CPAN). I had no problem installing it on my Powerbook, so  
I'm wondering if it has to do with a difference between PowerPC and  
Intel processors (for lack of any other evidence). Has anyone else