The apt version will overwrite the cpan version. (not always). Cpan will report one version and and apt another which can get confusing.
I have mixed apt and cpan to correct versions of software and when I update it is generally to the version that works for me anyway Ken Foskey On 15/04/2011, at 9:28 AM, Amos Shapira <amos.shap...@gmail.com> wrote: > Not sure. > I'd lean towards removing it if possible (usually should be possible through > standard CPAN commands). > Check first where the files from the CPAN package were installed vs. the > dpkg package. > > On 14 April 2011 14:38, Voytek Eymont <li...@sbt.net.au> wrote: > >> >> On Fri, April 15, 2011 6:55 am, Amos Shapira wrote: >>> (I assume you meant "clan"->"cpan", right?) >>> Mixing CPAN and none-cpan packing is an invitation to a nightmare. Either >>> install EVERYTHING from cpan or nothing at all. >>> >>> A quick "apt-cache search BinHex" shows that there is a ubuntu package >>> for it: libconvert-binhex-perl. >> >> >> Amos, thanks >> >> I've done 'apt-get install libconvert-binhex-perl' m it's OK >> >> BUT do I need to do anything about the previously done CPAN install ? >> >> perl -MCPAN -e shell >> cpan[1]> force install Convert::BinHex >> >> cpan[1]> install Convert::BinHex >> CPAN: Storable loaded ok (v2.20) >> Going to read '/root/.cpan/Metadata' >> Database was generated on Thu, 14 Apr 2011 21:29:14 GMT >> CPAN: Module::CoreList loaded ok (v2.18) >> Convert::BinHex is up to date (1.119). >> >> >> >> -- >> Voytek >> >> -- >> SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ >> Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html >> > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
