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From: Patrick Flaherty <patrick_flaherty@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: Perl CPAN.pm and portage (Bug 551 or "Can't we all get along?")
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 18:26:05
Message-Id: 1013127785.7104.6.camel@intern2.c-i-s.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: Perl CPAN.pm and portage (Bug 551 or "Can't we all get along?") by JR Boyens
1 I'd be interested in at least monitoring the progess of devlopment. I'd
2 love to help out but i'm not sure how much time i have for it, buy hey
3 i'll probly get sucked in after a few emails -=]
4
5 --
6 pack
7
8 On Wed, 2002-02-06 at 11:05, JR Boyens wrote:
9 > Sounds interesting, if your willing to help with an implementation I
10 > would suppose that we could get something together. Let me know on or
11 > off the list and we'll set something up.
12 >
13 > Anyone else interested?
14 >
15 > --
16 > JR Boyens
17 > jboyens@×××××××.edu
18 >
19 > On Wed, 2002-02-06 at 09:55, Tod M. Neidt wrote:
20 > > Hi!
21 > >
22 > > Was looking at Bug 551 ( http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=551 )
23 > > this morning. I believe this particular error was generated because the
24 > > user was downloading and install additional perl modules using the
25 > > CPAN.pm module that comes with the perl-5.6.1 package, but didn't have
26 > > the required perl module dependency libnet installed prior to installing
27 > > the telnet module. Info on the CPAN.pm module can be found at
28 > > http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/CPAN/perl/CPAN.html
29 > >
30 > > Note: I successfully merged the dev-perl/Net-Telnet ebuild using portage
31 > > and the dev-perl/libnet ebuild was merged first like it is supposed to
32 > > so this really isn't a portage or ebuild issue.
33 > >
34 > > However, this situation does bring up an interesting question regarding
35 > > a possible enhancement.
36 > >
37 > > Would it be possible (or even desirable) to hack CPAN.pm and/or portage
38 > > so that they play nice together, i.e. a user could find and download
39 > > perl modules using CPAN.pm and portage would provide the installation
40 > > and package management?
41 > >
42 > >
43 > > Some Advantages:
44 > >
45 > > 1. Useful feature for Gentoo users accustomed to enhancing perl with
46 > > modules through the CPAN.pm module.
47 > >
48 > > 2. Possibility to effectively eleminate the dev-perl portage category,
49 > > while at the same time, (less burden on Gentoo.org servers, and perl
50 > > module ebuild maintainers)
51 > >
52 > > 3. providing *all* the perl modules archived at cpan (the archive) to
53 > > Gentoo users.
54 > >
55 > > 4. Cool hack :)
56 > >
57 > >
58 > > Some Disadvantages:
59 > >
60 > > 1. Extra work maintaining a CPAN.pm-gentoo.diff
61 > >
62 > > 2. perl <--> python interface might be difficult?
63 > >
64 > > 3. package management accounting if both perl module ebuilds and CPAN.pm
65 > > installations are tracked in /var/db/pkg/
66 > >
67 > > As I am not worthy to wash the feet of a perl deity, I am interested in
68 > > the thoughts of those who are.
69 > >
70 > > tod
71 > >
72 > >
73 > >
74 > >
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78 > > http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev
79 > >
80 >
81 >
82 >
83 >
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Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: Perl CPAN.pm and portage (Bug 551 or "Can't we all get along?") JR Boyens <jboyens@××××××××.org>