Re: Debian package [was Re: Mail::Box::IMAP4]

Mark Overmeer <[email protected]> Mon, 27 Sep 2004 17:24:59 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.comp.lang.perl.modules.mail-box
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* [email protected] ([email protected]) [040927 13:52]:
> > That is the reason why I would add some guides how to make a package for
> > those which would like to have "the best and the latest". This is "one
> > time" job.
> >
> 
> I'm not exactly clear what the problems were, but I suspect there were
> some non-CPAN things missing (c libraries?) based on some of the errors.

If you have more details, I may be able to help you.  I run Debian
unstable on my laptop, but for Perl I only install modules directly:
  perl -MCPAN -e 'install Mail::Box'

> TWO:
> figure out a process to determine which modules CPAN would upgrade in
> order to bring all of the currently installed Mail::Box modules up to date
> (these are not limited to Mail::Box).  I'm not sure what the best method
> is right now...  I took the output from CPAN install dialog and pasted it
> into a text file.

That's what Perl's own install procedure does for you
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               MarkOv

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