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Perl Modules as RPM Packages

Posted by michael on from the my-own-catapult dept.

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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  1. Re:Uninstall? by PghFox · · Score: 5, Informative

    CPANPLUS, which is scheduled to replace CPAN.pm in the 5.10 core, has uninstall functionality.

    [root@ocicat root]# perl -MCPANPLUS -e shell
    CPANPLUS::Shell::Default -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v0.03)
    *** Please report bugs to <cpanplusbugs@lists.sourceforge.net>.
    *** Using CPANPLUS::Backend v0.042. ReadLine support enabled.

    CPAN Terminal> u File::ReadBackwards
    Checking if source files are up to date
    Retrieving /root/.cpanplus/mailrc.2.04.stored
    Retrieving /root/.cpanplus/dslip.2.04.stored
    Retrieving /root/.cpanplus/packages.2.04.stored
    Uninstalling: File::ReadBackwards
    unlinking /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/File/ReadBack wards.pm
    unlinking /usr/local/man/man3/File::ReadBackwards.3
    unlinking /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/i686-linux/au to/File/ReadBackwards/.packlist
    Uninstalled File::ReadBackwards successfully
    All modules uninstalled successfully
    CPAN Terminal>
    Exiting CPANPLUS shell
    [root@ocicat root]#

    --
    --- Fox