如何安装过时的Perl CPAN模块

Question

I need to get a program up and running and at this point in time cannot upgrade the obsolete Perl module.

In particular, I want to install this:

DBD-mysql-3.0008

Usage:

use Msql;

$dbh = Msql->connect($host);

How can I get this module working? In the long term of course the software will be rewritten to use:

DBD::mysql

Answer 1

It's easy with the help of cpan tool:

cpan CAPTTOFU/DBD-mysql-3.0008.tar.gz

Note you have to specify the concrete version, instead of

cpan DBD::mysql

which installs the lastest version. You also can use the cpanm tool, in this way:

cpanm DBD::mysql@3.0008