Role Name

This "perlbrew" role allow you to install perlbrew on Ubuntu / Debian / CentOS | RedHat.

Perlbrew is a admin-free perl installation management tool.

Requirements

Ansible 1.6.x

Tested on

1.8.2

Role Variables

• "perl_version" is used to specify the default perl version. Note: This cannot be latest, but need to be something like perl-5.22.0. The default will be changed to the latest stable.
• "perlbrew_user" is used to specify which user on the remote system that will get perlbrew.
• "http_proxy", "https_proxy", "no_proxy" are used to access the internet through a proxy, default is undefined (disabled)
• "switch_to_new_perl" is used to activate (perlbrew switch) the new perl_version right away, default is true (if false added lines in .profile/.bashrc will be commented)
• "use_profile" add export PERLBREW_ROOT and source perlbrew rc files to .profile, default is true (if false adds to .bashrc)

Example config:

---
perl_version: perl-5.22.0
perlbrew_user: www
http_proxy: http://myproxy:5865
https_proxy: http://myproxy:5865
no_proxy: 127.0.0.1,localhost,mySatelliteServer
switch_to_new_perl: true
use_profile: true

Dependencies

None.

Example Playbook

Including an example of how to use your role (for instance, with variables passed in as parameters) is always nice for users too:

- hosts: servers
  roles:
     - { role: jhthorsen.perlbrew, perlbrew_user: www, perl_version: perl-5.22.0 }

Another Example playbook

Installs a system-wide perl in /opt/perlbrew using a proxy, do not activate it and add commented lines to user .profile):

---

- name: Setup perlbrew
  hosts: all
  gather_facts: true

  roles:
    - {
        role: jhthorsen.perlbrew,
        perlbrew_user: root,
        perl_version: perl-5.21.11,
        perlbrew_root: /opt/perlbrew,
        http_proxy: "http://myproxy:5865",
        https_proxy: "http://myproxy:5865",
        switch_to_new_perl: false,
        use_profile: true
      }

License

BSD

Author Information

Jan Henning Thorsen - [email protected] - http://thorsen.pm