cpanminus
A command-line tool that downloads, builds, and installs Perl modules from CPAN.
By Miyagawa
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About cpanminus
cpanminus provides the cpanm command for installing Perl modules from CPAN. Its repository contains the command-line frontend and Menlo, the backend modules it uses.
It suits Perl developers who want a command-line workflow for managing module dependencies.
Strengths
- Installs modules directly from CPAN
- Combines the cpanm frontend and its backend in one project
Limitations
- Focused on Perl module installation
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree under the Artistic License or GPL.
- License
- Artistic-1.0-Perl OR GPL-1.0-or-later
- Developer
- Miyagawa
- Platforms
- Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Perl developers managing modules from the command line
- Categories
- CLI tools, Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the Homebrew formula