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Re: perl module --> debian package name



Hello!

On Sat, Aug 21, 2004 at 12:12:11PM -0400, John Harrold wrote:
> [...]
> with 'date' in them. So I was wondering if there was something out there
> that maps perl modules to the Debian package that provides them. Perhaps I
> just need to be more creative when using apt-cache.

In general there is the Debian Perl Policy which claims:
| Perl module packages should be named for the primary module provided.
| The naming convention for module Foo::Bar is libfoo-bar-perl. Packages
| which include multiple modules may additionally include provides for
| those modules using the same convention.
<http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/perl-policy/ch-module_packages.html#s-package_names>

HTH,
Flo

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