Re: [CentOS] CPAN Question

2007-09-05 Thread Jim Perrin
On 9/4/07, Gary Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The alternative that I prefer is to install a custom perl for your > application in another location (like /opt/bin). This keeps it separate from > your system perl, so your os patches work fine and patching won't break your > application. >

Re: [CentOS] CPAN Question

2007-09-04 Thread Gary Richardson
The alternative that I prefer is to install a custom perl for your application in another location (like /opt/bin). This keeps it separate from your system perl, so your os patches work fine and patching won't break your application. On 9/4/07, Jim Perrin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 9/4/07,

Re: [CentOS] CPAN Question

2007-09-04 Thread Jim Perrin
On 9/4/07, Al Sparks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe a little off-topic. But using cpan, I tried to install > IO::Compress::Base 2.006. > > I already had 2.005 installed. For the life of me, I couldn't get it to > upgrade. > > It finally occurred to me to download the ".tgz" file, and instal

[CentOS] CPAN Question

2007-09-04 Thread Al Sparks
Maybe a little off-topic. But using cpan, I tried to install IO::Compress::Base 2.006. I already had 2.005 installed. For the life of me, I couldn't get it to upgrade. It finally occurred to me to download the ".tgz" file, and install it that way. That worked. But does anyone have any hints