-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 * joe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [10-16-07 19:03]: > That's an easy one - perl tarballs are ignorant of your package > database, and a cpan install will simply overwrite your existing suse > package without hesitation or awareness of the fact. Likewise, rpm is > unaware of the cpan installed packages lurking there and will > overwrite them in case of conflict.
yes > I've been bitten enough times that I always try to find a suse > package, rather than just blowing away files willy nilly with perl > tarball install and hoping for the best. and have I > In rare circumstances I've installed cpan packages, but always cross > my fingers and test afterwards to make sure my perl installation isn't > hosed. again tks, Joe. I could[would] not have put it better. - -- Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4-svn4472 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHFU+KClSjbQz1U5oRAkBBAKCQ0dTX2bWgTOxUoK0Q4JF7y3O70ACfU6KX N/kn1mAGJVkHtCm7KOoV6bo= =tpmj -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
