Re: [gentoo-user] how to get data::util on gentoo

William Kenworthy <billk@×××××××××.au> wrote:

> On Sat, 2012-12-15 at 04:18 -0500, covici@××××××××××.com wrote:
> > Hi.  I was trying to install the JIRA-client from cpan, but it wants
> > Data::Util and I can't find it in gentoo anywhere.  I tried to install
> > that from cpan, but it, in turn wants a number of modules which I don't
> > have and on we go.  Does gentoo have this or is there a way in cpan to
> > get all the dependencies?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
> >
>
> *  app-portage/g-cpan
>       Latest version available: 0.16.2
>       Latest version installed: 0.16.2
>       Size of downloaded files: 27 kB
>       Homepage:    http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/perl/g-cpan.xml
>       Description: g-cpan: generate and install CPAN modules using
> portage
>       License:     || ( Artistic GPL-2 )
>
> *
>
> searches for a perl module, checks if it exists in portage first, if not
> creates an ebuild and installs it including dependencies.  One of the
> nice things about gentoo!

ohh Thanks!  I will try that.

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