Stymied by a generous download quota
All I want to do is run a simple Perl script. But...
- It requires Net::DNS.
- Fortunately, Net::DNS can be easily installed by using the CPAN module. My Mac does appear to have CPAN. But...
- CPAN requires make to be able to install Net::DNS.
- Fortunately, command line tools like make and gcc are available as part of Xcode. I have Xcode. But...
- The command line tools are either not installed by default or I have an incomplete Xcode installation.
- Fortunately, it's possible to install them... if you have the Lion version of Xcode. I have the Snow Leopard version.
- So, all I need to do is upgrade Xcode, install the command line tools, install Net::DNS and run my script. But...
- I'm in Anglesea. You see the problem there? No? Well, my only Internet access is through my phone. My phone has what I consider to be a generous data usage allowance of 1.5 GB (not huge, but more than twice what I ever use).
- This quota limitation is not necessarily a problem. But...
- Xcode 4.3.3 is a 1.43 GB download.
So, it looks like I won't be running this simple script till at least tomorrow night. Joy.