install-with-cpm

GitHub action to install Perl modules using App::cpm

This action installs 'cpm' as root so you can then use it in your workflow.

- name: install cpm and multiple modules
  uses: perl-actions/install-with-cpm@v1
  with:
    install: |
      Simple::Accessor
      Test::Parallel

# or you can use a cpanfile
#     cpanfile: 'your-cpanfile'
# default values you can customize
#     sudo: true
#     version: main
# where to install cpm
#     path: "$Config{installsitescript}/cpm"
# which perl binary to use
#     perl: 'perl'

Using install-with-cpm in a GitHub workflow

Here is a sample integration using install-with-cpm action to test your Perl Modules using multiple Perl versions via the perl-tester images and the action perl-actions/perl-versions to rely on a dynamic list of available Perl versions.

# .github/workflows/linux.yml
jobs:

  perl-versions:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    name: List Perl versions
    outputs:
      perl-versions: ${{ steps.action.outputs.perl-versions }}
    steps:
      - id: action
        uses: perl-actions/perl-versions@v1
        with:
          since-perl: v5.10
          with-devel: false

  perl_tester:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    name: "Perl ${{ matrix.perl-version }}"
    needs: [perl-versions]

    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        perl-version: ${{ fromJson (needs.perl-versions.outputs.perl-versions) }}

    container: perldocker/perl-tester:${{ matrix.perl-version }}

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: uses install-with-cpm
        uses: perl-actions/install-with-cpm@v1
        with:
          cpanfile: "cpanfile"
          sudo: false
      - run: perl Makefile.PL
      - run: make test

Inputs

install

List of one or more modules, separated by a newline \n character.

cpanfile

Install modules from a cpanfile.

tests

Boolean variable used to disable unit tests during installation Possible values: true | false [default: false]

global

Boolean variable used to install or not modules to @INC instead of local. This variable controls the -g option from cpm and is enabled by default.

Possible values: true | false [default: true]

args

Extra arguments to pass to the cpm command line.

You can also use this option to run your own flavor without the need of setting install or cpanfile.

args: "--installdeps ."

sudo

Run commands as sudo: true | false [default: true]

perl

Which perl path to use. Default to use perl from the current PATH.

path

Where to install cpm. Default value is $Config{installsitescript}/cpm.

verbose

Boolean variable used to control the -v flag Possible values: true | false [default: false]

Note: this was previously set to true by default, this is now disabled to speedup installations.

version

Which version/tag of cpm to install. Default is 'main' to use the latest version.

Outputs

none

Example usage

Install cpm

Just install cpm without running any install commands. You can then use cpm yourself in order commands.

- name: install cpm
  uses: perl-actions/install-with-cpm@v1
# then you can use it
- run: "sudo cpm install -g Simple::Accessor"

Install an older version of cpm

Just install cpm without running any install commands. You can then use cpm yourself in order commands.

- name: install cpm
  uses: perl-actions/install-with-cpm@v1
  with:
    version: "0.990"

Install a single module

- name: install cpm and one module
  uses: perl-actions/install-with-cpm@v1
  with:
    install: "Simple::Accessor"

Install multiple modules

List modules seperated by a newline character \n

- name: install cpm and multiple modules
  uses: perl-actions/install-with-cpm@v1
  with:
    install: |
      Simple::Accessor
      Test::Parallel

Install modules from a cpanfile

- name: install cpm and files from cpanfile
  uses: perl-actions/install-with-cpm@v1
  with:
    cpanfile: "your-cpanfile"

Install a module and enable tests

Install modules with tests.

- name: install cpm and files from cpanfile
  uses: perl-actions/install-with-cpm@v1
  with:
    install: "Simple::Accessor"
    tests: true

Install module(s) to local directory

Disable the -g flag.

- name: install cpm and files from cpanfile
  uses: perl-actions/install-with-cpm@v1
  with:
    install: "Simple::Accessor"
    global: false
    sudo: false

Use some custom args to install

- name: "install cpm + cpanfile with args"
  uses: perl-actions/install-with-cpm@v1
  with:
    cpanfile: "your-cpanfile"
    args: "--with-recommends --with-suggests"

Here is an extract of the possible args to use to control groups

        --with-requires,   --without-requires   (default: with)
        --with-recommends, --without-recommends (default: without)
        --with-suggests,   --without-suggests   (default: without)
        --with-configure,  --without-configure  (default: without)
        --with-build,      --without-build      (default: with)
        --with-test,       --without-test       (default: with)
        --with-runtime,    --without-runtime    (default: with)
        --with-develop,    --without-develop    (default: without)

Using install-with-cpm on Windows / win32

Here is a sample job using cpm to install modules on windows.

windows:
  runs-on: windows-latest
  name: "windows"

  steps:
    - name: Set up Perl
      run: |
        choco install strawberryperl
        echo "##[add-path]C:\strawberry\c\bin;C:\strawberry\perl\site\bin;C:\strawberry\perl\bin"

    - run: perl -V

    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
    - name: "install-with-cpm"

      uses: perl-actions/install-with-cpm@v1
      with:
        install: |
          abbreviation
          ACH
    # checking that both modules are installed
    - run: perl -Mabbreviation -e1
    - run: perl -MACH -e1