From caf71702001e91f57fbb74db81b67e14e28fb802 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dave Peticolas Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 23:03:56 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update INSTALL. git-svn-id: svn+ssh://svn.gnucash.org/repo/gnucash/trunk@3859 57a11ea4-9604-0410-9ed3-97b8803252fd --- lib/Finance-Quote-1.05/INSTALL | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/lib/Finance-Quote-1.05/INSTALL b/lib/Finance-Quote-1.05/INSTALL index ff609a1a3a..feca8242a7 100644 --- a/lib/Finance-Quote-1.05/INSTALL +++ b/lib/Finance-Quote-1.05/INSTALL @@ -6,12 +6,40 @@ IMPORTANT Read Documentation/License for the license (GPL) covering this code. +Dependancies +------------ +Finance::Quote depends upon a number of other perl modules to +function correctly. These modules include: + + LWP::UserAgent + HTTP::Request::Common + HTML::TableExtract + +You will receive a warning during the make process if one or more of +these modules are missing. + +One easy way to install the modules that Finance::Quote requires is +to use perl's CPAN module: + + hostname$ perl -MCPAN -e shell (as root) + +If you haven't used the CPAN module before, then it may ask you a few +simple configuration questions before you get to the cpan> prompt. +You can install any module from CPAN using: + + cpan> install my::module + +Indeed, it's possible to install Finance::Quote and all the modules +it depends upon using: + + cpan> install Finance::Quote + Install instructions -------------------- -% perl Makefile.PL -% make -% make test (optional) +$ perl Makefile.PL +$ make +$ make test (optional) # make install (as root) Couldn't be easier, could it? @@ -26,16 +54,20 @@ Internet, if your machine must use an HTTP proxy and you do not have your http_proxy environment variable set, or if one or more of the servers that Finance::Quote uses is down or unhappy. -The tests can also fail if you do not have LWP installed, which -Finance::Quote depends. +The tests can also fail if you have not installed all the modules +that Finance::Quote depends upon. See the section on dependancies +above. -If you believe you've found a bug, please contact Paul Fenwick -. +If you believe you've found a bug, please report it using our +bugtracking system at http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?group_id=4232 +or send mail to . More information? ----------------- -Try visiting http://finance-quote.sourceforge.net/ +Try visiting the Finance::Quote webpage +at http://finance-quote.sourceforge.net/ Maintainer ---------- Paul Fenwick +