On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:04:41 +0200, Tina Mueller wrote: > >Unless I'm missing something the advice for people using > >Module::Build on Debian is (as usual): use the Debian package instead > >of fetching the module manually from CPAN. > Well, if I could, I would. > The version of libmodule-build-perl on lenny is 0.2808.01 as far as I > can see. Ok, if you are bound to using lenny but need newer versions it gets more complicated indeed. > Now, there are modules which require a newer version. That's the > whole reason why we are trying to build a package. > Since we package all modules we use in debian and redhat packages, > we want to build Module::Build so that if we package modules > which require a new version of M::B we don't have to get the new > M::B version manually all the time. I think I see your point now. If I needed a newer version in lenny I'd probably try to install the version from testing or unstable or to backport the relevant packages from there before building a new package from scratch. (You probably run into problems with some prerequisites that need newer versions, but that's not different than when creating a package from scratch or using a newer version from CPAN.) > >>>>>At the moment I believe many just give up because the workaround is not > >>>>>easy to find. > >Hm, I've never heard about such complaints before, but I might be > >missing some aspect. > Well, if you never heard of this maybe this is because people give up > and don't know where to ask. Probably. Although I think asking in some debian-perl context when dealing with debian packages for perl modules is a not too far fetched idea :) > Now two colleagues of mine tried to build Module::Build and both said, > it's not possible because of that conflict -> giving up. > > I then found out with some help on a perl IRC channel that there is > this possibility with dpkg-divert. If one is not a dh-make-perl or > cpan2dist expert one just doesn't know where to look. Sure; dh-make-perl is a nice tool to help in creating debian packages but manual intervention and knowledge about packaging are still required. Independent of the M::B question: If you have questions regarding debian packages for perl modules feel free to ask at debian-perl@lists.debian.org or on IRC (#debian-perl at the OFTC network). Cheers, gregor -- .''`. http://info.comodo.priv.at/ -- GPG key IDs: 0x8649AA06, 0x00F3CFE4 : :' : Debian GNU/Linux user, admin, & developer - http://www.debian.org/ `. `' Member of VIBE!AT & SPI, fellow of Free Software Foundation Europe `- NP: Bettina Wegner: Wenn du mir nicht mehr ins Gesicht siehst
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