perl

Module Name

perl

Last Updated On

01/18/2024

Support Level

Secondary Support

Software Access Level

Open Access

Home Page

https://www.perl.org

General Linux

Although perl is installed globally on all Linux systems, the version can vary across clusters. To avoid complications, MSI recommends users load perl from software modules:

module load perl

If you need additional perl modules installed, you can add them using local::lib (included in the MSI perl module):

perl -MCPAN -Mlocal::lib -e 'install <MODULE_NAME>'

or

perl -MCPAN -Mlocal::lib -e 'CPAN::install(<MODULE_NAME>)'

Both of these commands will install modules to $HOME/perl5. If you wish to override the installation path, or change other installation options, see the local::lib documentation. The version of perl provided in the MSI module looks in $HOME/perl5 at runtime for any modules. If you override the installation path, or use a different version of perl, you may need to reconfigure your environment with this command (update the -I path as necessary):

eval $( perl -I$HOME/perl5 -Mlocal::lib )

If you need to install perl modules from CPAN, you may need to load the centos7.5.26.1 perl module:

module load perl/modules.centos7.5.26.1

Default

5.36.0-gcc-8.2.0-uuoo54n

Other Modules

5.36.0-aocc-4.0.0-ftpjhdd, 5.36.0-gcc-13.1.0-lnnxykb, 5.36.0-gcc-7.2.0-5isltiz, 5.36.0-gcc-8.2.0-uuoo54n, 5.28.1, 5.14.2, 5.24.1, 5.26.0, 5.26.1, 5.30.1, modules, modules.centos7.5.26.1

Default

5.36.0-gcc-8.2.0-uuoo54n

Other Modules

5.36.0-aocc-4.0.0-ftpjhdd, 5.36.0-gcc-13.1.0-lnnxykb, 5.36.0-gcc-7.2.0-5isltiz, 5.36.0-gcc-8.2.0-uuoo54n, 5.28.1, 5.14.2, 5.24.1, 5.26.0, 5.26.1, 5.30.1, modules, modules.centos7.5.26.1

Default

5.36.0-gcc-8.2.0-uuoo54n

Other Modules

5.36.0-aocc-4.0.0-ftpjhdd, 5.36.0-gcc-13.1.0-lnnxykb, 5.36.0-gcc-7.2.0-5isltiz, 5.36.0-gcc-8.2.0-uuoo54n, 5.28.1, 5.14.2, 5.24.1, 5.26.0, 5.26.1, 5.30.1, modules, modules.centos7.5.26.1