* will trillich (will@serensoft.com) [020929 21:30]:
> okay, apt-get is wonderful and all that -- but when sticking
> with a tried-and-true potato setup, it's hard to get feature
> updates without some extra-apt activity...
>
> such as
>
> perl -MCPAN -e shell
> > install Bundle::HTML::Mason
>
> to get a version newer than 0.72 of HTML::Mason -- and of course
> the current version of mod_perl is 1.2103 and the new Mason
> needs 1.22 or better. aaugh!
>
> is there a quickie-like fix without having to do a full to-woody
> upgrade? :( i'd like to have a semi-modern HTML::Mason and
> apache-perl, without having to overhaul the whole schlabotnik...
What about grabbing woody's apt and set up an /etc/apt/preferences that
will allow you to selectively choose packages from woody? This way you
should be able to bring in woody's apache-perl and dependencies while
leaving most of the schlabotnik alone.
But come on, woody is so much cooler! I highly recommend the upgrade,
if you're just talking about a desktop system. I do understand the
reluctance if we're talking about production machines, but it sounds to
me like this is a development box or something.
good times,
Vineet
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