>>>>> On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 17:13:40 -0800, Tyler MacDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> said:
> Andreas J. Koenig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> FWIW, we're using dh-make-perl to create debian packages from CPAN >> modules. > Andreas, > I've used this tool a few times when a CPAN module wasn't already > available in unstable/main, but I havent looked into it too closely. I'm > curious, does it do anything about .so's that XS modules need, or build vs. > runtime dependancies in environments that support it (Module::Build, etc)? Recently I haven't had to work with XS modules that have not already an associated Debian package. Support for modules that have only a Build.PL seems to be missing. The manpage is not promising too much when it says: BUGS Several, let me know when you find them. :/ -- andreas