Solved it myself. Just answer n (no) at the question to use the local database
Shall I use the local database in /root/.cpan/sources/MIRRORED.BY? [y] n Cheers 2011/2/15 Thommy M. Malmström <[email protected]>: > On oi-b148 when I want to add a perl library from CPAN for the first > time, there's a configuration part taking part. When it comes to the > part where one should select the favorite CPAN-mirror there's an > error. See below. What can I do to mitigate this problem? > > > > ---------------------------- > Now we need to know where your favorite CPAN sites are located. Push > a few sites onto the array (just in case the first on the array won't > work). If you are mirroring CPAN to your local workstation, specify a > file: URL. > > First, pick a nearby continent and country (you can pick several of > each, separated by spaces, or none if you just want to keep your > existing selections). Then, you will be presented with a list of URLs > of CPAN mirrors in the countries you selected, along with previously > selected URLs. Select some of those URLs, or just keep the old list. > Finally, you will be prompted for any extra URLs -- file:, ftp:, or > http: -- that host a CPAN mirror. > > Select your continent (or several nearby continents) [] 28 > invalid items entered, try again > ------------------- > > > No matter what value I give it says "invalid items entered, try again" > -- Thommy M. Malmström Vipemöllevägen 109 224 66 Lund +46 46 990 57 _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
