On Sat, Sep 22, 2001 at 05:06:46PM -0400, Kevin der Kinderen wrote:
> My method for downloading and installing might be a bit unconventional.
> I use 'perl -MCPAN -eshell' and the 'r' command to find updated modules.
> I then get the modules and install them manually. I've had problems in
> the past installing from the shell.
You're right, that is unconventional. However, it won't cause this problem
any more than the CPAN shell will; the make process will report shadowed
modules (modules of older versions that may get in the way), and give you
instructions on how to automatically uninstall them.
That being said, the example you give isn't a problem. Digest::MD5 and MD5
are two different modules; I believe Digest::MD5, at one time, installed a
copy as simply MD5, but it looks as though that feature is gone. Having
both there is not only not going to hurt, removing one will likely cause
problems with scripts you have on your system.
Michael
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