Problem installing SpamAssassin 3.0.2

[Geoff Soper <ge...@alphaworks.co.uk>]

I run SpamAssassin on my web host's machine. I install it in my directory
using:

perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=$HOME
make
make install

My problem is that my host doesn't have the Digest::SHA1 module installed.
I don't have the ability to install Perl modules centrally but I can
install the module locally and have done so. What's the best way to refer
SpamAssassin to the locally installed module?

I call SA from my .procmailrc file.

Thanks,
Geoff

Re: Problem installing SpamAssassin 3.0.2

[Jon Drukman <js...@cluttered.com>]

Geoff Soper wrote:
> I run SpamAssassin on my web host's machine. I install it in my directory
> using:
> 
> perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=$HOME
> make
> make install
> 
> My problem is that my host doesn't have the Digest::SHA1 module installed.
> I don't have the ability to install Perl modules centrally but I can
> install the module locally and have done so. What's the best way to refer
> SpamAssassin to the locally installed module?

set your PERL5LIB environment variable to your personal perl library 
directory.  this will prepend it to the list of directories that perl 
searches for modules.  the good news is since it is prepended, anything 
you install in your home dir will take precedence, so you can install 
newer/different versions of any module, and your copy will be the 
preferred copy.