Iam new to Perl....

I've the "Win32-GUI-1.05.tar" file & extracted "Win32-GUI-1.05" folder in my home dir.

~/mime/Win32-GUI-1.05.tar
~/mime/Win32-GUI-1.05

:(When Iam trying to use this module, Iam getting below error message. Iam using Win32 module in msgbox.pl ( like, use Win32;)

[pawan@localgfmd pawan]$ perl msgbox.pl
Can't locate Win32.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /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 .) at msgbox.pl line 1.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at msgbox.pl line 1.


kindly tell me the steps to install the module, as other modules already installed in the above mentioned dir. path, what @INC is carrying.

I looked into /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0 , There are several other .pm files.

:(Whether I've to (copy/move) that module to /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0 , or create a directory like this /usr/lib/perl5/Win32-GUI-1.05
Or have to do something else....so that @INC should contain the Path of this module with it...

Is there any compulsion.....to always store a module in a specified directory...so that all the modules are placed and accessed from one place.

If this happens.....I'll try to use msgbox utility in perl program...to check the output value of any variable or something.....It's just a try....

Kindly advise....should I go for this or not....

Thanks & Regards,
Pawan Sangal

The standard way to install a Perl module on Unix is to change into the directory that was created when you unpacked the .tar.gz file, and then type the following sequence of commands:

        perl Makefile.PL
        make
        make test
        make install

This will create a makefile for you, then compile the module, test it, and put it in the correct location for you. This requires that you are logged in as root, so that you can copy files to the Perl library directory, and various other places on your system where the installation will put files.

If you do not have root permissions on the machine where you want to install the module, such as if you wish to install a module in your home directory, just change one of those commands. Instead of

        perl Makefile.PL

type

        perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/path/to/where/you/want/it

That will put all the files in that directory. In order to use modules that are stored in that location, you will need to add the following like to your Perl programs:

        use lib /path/to/where/you/want/it


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