Is there a way to convert the perl packages from CPAN to binary packages in linux like rpm etc.
This way, it's easy for installation, uninstallation of the modules. On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 9:52 PM, Randal L. Schwartz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>> "Telemachus" == Telemachus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Telemachus> On Jun 22, 3:32 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Randal L. Schwartz) > wrote: > >> Note: the CPAN Shell and the CPAN-PLUS Shell are not package managers, > and > >> have no uninstall capability. > > Telemachus> Cpan-plus can uninstall, but only if you installed the module > with > Telemachus> cpan-plus originally. I thought that was one of the main > benefits > Telemachus> of cpanp over cpan (the command not the CPAN). > > Well, both CPAN and CPANP can *delete* what they *install*, except that > they > don't really manage to notice that something they installed was also used > by > some other package. Which means that using either CPAN or CPANP's option > to > "delete what I installed" means you could damage *another* package that > happened to share the same filename, and yes it does happen. > > A proper package manager would have required human intervention to manage > the > conflicting ownership of the shared file. And once the human is involved, > and > ownership established, proper uninstallation is possible. > > I tried not to have to explain all this in my previous post, but since > you challenged my brief explanation, here's the details, yet again. > Please, > just trust me when I say things in the future. It's faster. :) > > -- > Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> > Smalltalk/Perl/Unix consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. > See http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/ for Smalltalk and Seaside > discussion > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://learn.perl.org/ > > >
