Re: Most maintainable way to install perl modules on Debian sysetms

2020-11-16 Thread Mike Castle
I would not be surprised if the version number indicated the module in not Pure Perl, but rather includes some C source code. Which would then need to be compiled specifically for the version of Perl installed. mrc

Re: Most maintainable way to install perl modules on Debian sysetms

2020-11-15 Thread Joel Roth
Hi Michael, On Sun, Nov 15, 2020 at 08:50:57PM +, Michael Grant wrote: > I try to keep my systems as up to date as possible. I use apt update > regularly. When I can install a perl module from apt, I usually do so > because then apt update picks up new versions of it. When I install >

Re: Most maintainable way to install perl modules on Debian sysetms

2020-11-15 Thread Andy Smith
Hello, On Sun, Nov 15, 2020 at 08:14:05PM -0500, Michael Grant wrote: > > Well, that would do the job thoughtlessly. It might backfire > > spectacularly. […] > apt has an excellent reputation, I'm not sure I see why mechanizing > such a process as apt does should be necessarily be bad. I'm not

Re: Most maintainable way to install perl modules on Debian sysetms

2020-11-15 Thread Michael Grant
> Well, that would do the job thoughtlessly. It might backfire > spectacularly. > > If one set up a service in that way, it would eventually get a > terrible reputation. > > If, on the other hand, one spent the time to maintain those > packages properly... you could be a Debian Maintainer, and

Re: Most maintainable way to install perl modules on Debian sysetms

2020-11-15 Thread Dan Ritter
Michael Grant wrote: > > cpan2deb takes a CPAN module and builds it as a Debian package. > > Use a common suffix like -mgrant and you can spot these in > > package listings. > > > > When you upgrade, build new versions of all the -mgrant > > packages. > > Thanks. So in one way this makes it

Re: Most maintainable way to install perl modules on Debian sysetms

2020-11-15 Thread Michael Grant
> cpan2deb takes a CPAN module and builds it as a Debian package. > Use a common suffix like -mgrant and you can spot these in > package listings. > > When you upgrade, build new versions of all the -mgrant > packages. Thanks. So in one way this makes it easier to remove the module which cpan

Re: Most maintainable way to install perl modules on Debian sysetms

2020-11-15 Thread Dan Ritter
Michael Grant wrote: > I try to keep my systems as up to date as possible. I use apt update > regularly. When I can install a perl module from apt, I usually do so > because then apt update picks up new versions of it. When I install > something which has a dependency on a perl module in

Most maintainable way to install perl modules on Debian sysetms

2020-11-15 Thread Michael Grant
I try to keep my systems as up to date as possible. I use apt update regularly. When I can install a perl module from apt, I usually do so because then apt update picks up new versions of it. When I install something which has a dependency on a perl module in apt, that module gets installed.