--On Friday, July 23, 2004 4:05 PM -0700 Jeff Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
OK I heard that Linux had an automatic installer like FreeBSD ports, though I forgot what it was called. :-)
Not automatic, and only some distros use RPM (notably Red Hat and Mandrake). Note that RPM is the package format, database, and the low-level tool. Various high-level tools provide automation and dependency resolution. (I like yum on Fedora. Other high-level RPM clients include apt, up2date, and Red Carpet.)
Speaking of CPAN and distros, Gentoo uses g-cpan.pl which downloads, compiles and installs PERL modules *and* inserts it into the portage database.
--Ajay
