Perl Modules as RPM Packages

libertynews writes "KPLUG President Kevin Pedigo has just announced his latest project -- RPMPAN, an archive of CPAN Perl modules in RPM format, generated nightly."

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perl with RPM lovin' ?

[imag0]

I can see where this can go wrong...

# rpm -i myperl.rpm

warning: libsomeshit.so not installed

# rpm -i --force myperl.rpm

warning: libsomeshit.so not installed

# rpm -i --force --nodeps myperl.rpm

segfault. core dumped.

# rm -rf /

Re:perl with RPM lovin' ?

[Aliencow]

It's more like:
# rpm -Uvh myperl.rpm
warning: libsomeshit.so not installed
# rpm -Uvh myperl.rpm someshitlib.rpm
warning: libXML is missing
# rpm -Uvh myperl.rpm someshitlib.rpm libxml.rpm
warning: mozilla is missing

Then you go berserk. You mirror rpmfind, rpm -Uvh *.rpm, end up with multiple versions of crap in different places, and corrupt the UNIVERSE.

Re:perl with RPM lovin' ?

[evil_roy]

Now don't go countering all this FUD with facts. This is /. .Anti rpm posts are very important, it is yet another bias that helps the zealots feel better than others.

Re:perl with RPM lovin' ?

[jonadab]

> In fact, I'd go further and say that RPM is the primary tool of
> a vast conspiracy plotted jointly by the Freemasons, the Zeta
> Reticulans and the Bilderberg group.

No, you are mistaken. The Bilderberg group has nothing to do with
it. The true ringleaders are the same nameless group who also
mastermind the MVD/NSA/Bahrain connection.

Also, rpm is only their primary tool for one specific purpose
(undermining OSS). They have plenty of other tools that they
employ, to accomplish various nefarious purposes. For example,
they also control the associated press.