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Alex Efros wrote:
> It's usual for me to take some module from CPAN just to evaluate it in
> several minutes and drop. Installing it manually isn't an option because
> it may need up to 20-30 other modules as dependencies. Ask in list to add
> them in portage has a little sense because chances are I'll not need it
> after a day and it's hard to wait for several days until it will be added.
>
Try g-cpan, it should help you in situations like the one you've mentioned.
Eventually the module + deps turn into ebuilds and are installed with
emerge...
HTH,
~Y
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