The Perl interface to CCVS must sometimes be built after the rest of
CCVS is installed. This is the case, for example, when you're using
a distribution that doesn't always come with the same version of
Perl, or which doesn't by default include Perl at all. If we
can't make sure we're using the same version of Perl that you
are, it may not be safe for us to distribute a pre-built version
of the Perl interface.
Finding the Source Code
The source code for the Perl interface is in src/perl under
the directory in which you installed CCVS. So, if you used the
default location, it would be /usr/local/ccvs/src/perl.
The CCVS module is fairly standard as Perl modules go, and so the
MANIFEST file in that directory lists all the neccesary files.
Building the Perl Module
The first step is to run the Perl interpreter on the
Makefile.PL file in that directory. This produces the file
"Makefile" needed to complete the rest of the process. Once this
has been done, you may type "make" to build the Perl module
according to the defaults on your system. You can also type "make
perl" if you want to build a custom Perl binary that has the C
portion of the CCVS module statically built in.
If you wish to test the Perl module, you'll need to make sure you're
the user configured to run CCVS (eg. use the "su" command if
you're not already this user). Then you'll have to make sure
there's a configuration named "demo" that's currently usable,
perhaps by running "ccvs_configure". Once this has been set up,
you should be able to type "make test".
Installing the Perl Module
To install the Perl module for actual use, you'll need to make sure
you're the user permitted to install Perl modules (often this is
root). Then you can type "make install".
