On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 07:43:41PM -0600, Randy McMurchy wrote: > Ken Moffat wrote these words on 12/11/12 19:28 CST: > > > Sounds nice, but what about when a newer version of a module > > suddenly brings in a whole load of extra dependencies ? > > That would be the case in any update. Problem is that CPAN typically deletes > old versions, and that requires users to find and install updated versions.
I didn't know that. > I have extensive experience with Perl Modules and have found that they are > very backwards compatible. What worked in the past typically works going > forward. OK, I'm happy to take your word for that. > > In the case of LWP (which you mentioned), I have made significant updates to > that portion of the Perl Module page, and I am confident that the new > instructions I will commit will work for some time. > Great, I have no problems with you making this change. > > rmlscsi: [bogomips 1003.23] [GNU ld version 2.16.1] [gcc (GCC) 4.0.3] > [GNU C Library stable release version 2.3.6] [Linux 2.6.14.3 i686] > 19:32:00 up 6 days, 5:31, 1 user, load average: 0.20, 0.06, 0.02 I hope those aren't the versions you are using to _test_ any general changes you are making ;-) ĸen -- das eine Mal als Tragödie, das andere Mal als Farce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
