On Monday 09 January 2006 11:15 am, Holly Bostick wrote: > Beau E. Cox schreef: > > Hi - > > > > I'm working on a series of ebuilds for the more esoteric CPAN modules > > that I use. In the Gentoo Developer Handbook there is a statement > > about PORTDIR_OVERLAY: > > > > "In that directory, you must use the same structure (and categories) > > as in /usr/portage." > > > > OK. But I really want to make a new category, i.e. 'cpan'; ( tried > > it, doesn't work ). Is there a way to 'fake out' portage into using a > > new category without breaking everything? > > Question #1-- what's wrong with dev-perl, where all the other modules > are (and then naming the modules cpan-whatever, I suppose)?
Answer #1-- I am doing that now. It's OK, but I sometimes have the same module that is already in dev-perl; I would like to be distinct with my config/version/mods/patches/etc. > > Question # 2-- have you looked at g-cpan? > > app-portage/g-cpan > Available versions: 0.13.01 0.13.02 > Installed: none > Homepage: http://dev.gentoo.org/~mcummings/ > Description: g-cpan: generate and install CPAN modules > using portage Answer # 2-- No. But I will! Thanks, Holly. > > HTH, > Holly -- Aloha => Beau; -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
