Reading XML in Perl on OS X

[Gerben Wierda]

On Feb 12, 2007, at 22:57 , Diego Zamboni wrote:

>
> On Feb 12, 2007, at 7:25 AM, Gerben Wierda wrote:
>>>>  I am looking for a Perl-addon I can install separately. Does  
>>>> that exist?
>>>
>>> add-on?
>>
>> Perl module (.pm) preferably. You know with Makefile.PL etc.
>
> I'm not sure I understand your question. The .pm modules,  
> Makefile.PL, etc. is what you get through CPAN, which you seem  
> reluctant to use. All the CPAN module does is automate the process  
> of installing them. You could also download the modules you want  
> and install them by hand. I would use CPAN. Also, as someone else  
> said, anything installed through CPAN will not modify your existing  
> install.

Suppose my current perl is 5.8.1 on 10.3.9 and I run cpan upgrade, it  
tells me it wants to install 5.8.8. It tells me it wants to install   
it in /usr/local. But in that case, I get a full second perl on my  
system. Or I choose to install in /usr. but then it will overwrite  
the existing perl.

I am reluctant because I am afraid to change the existing perl but I  
also am afraid for the complexity of having multiple perls.

> (btw, Gerben: thanks for your TeX/LaTeX packages!)

You're welcome. My current investigation in perl/XML is related ;-)

G