Re: Most maintainable way to install perl modules on Debian sysetms

[Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org>]

Michael Grant wrote: 
> I try to keep my systems as up to date as possible.  I use apt update regularly.  When I can install a perl module from apt, I usually do so because then apt update picks up new versions of it.  When I install something which has a dependency on a perl module in apt, that module gets installed.  Things just work and I am unstressed and happy.
> 
> However, what should I do if I need a perl module that someone hasn???t kindly created a package for?  I know I can install it from cpan.  But once I do that, then I have to keep that module up to date via cpan.  Perhaps I???m not alone and someone has a way to cross maintain these things that I???m unaware of?

cpan2deb takes a CPAN module and builds it as a Debian package.
Use a common suffix like -mgrant and you can spot these in
package listings.

When you upgrade, build new versions of all the -mgrant
packages.

-dsr-