Package: perl
Version: 5.8.8-7
Severity: wishlist
I wish it were possible to install a specific module version with the
cpan script. For instance, neither of the following worked:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cpan ZOOM-1.16
CPAN: Storable loaded ok
Going to read /home/administrator/.cpan/Metadata
Database was generated on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 11:50:45 GMT
Warning: Cannot install ZOOM-1.16, don't know what it is.
Try the command
i /ZOOM-1.16/
to find objects with matching identifiers.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cpan ZOOM_1.16
CPAN: Storable loaded ok
Going to read /home/administrator/.cpan/Metadata
Database was generated on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 11:50:45 GMT
Warning: Cannot install ZOOM_1.16, don't know what it is.
Try the command
i /ZOOM_1.16/
to find objects with matching identifiers.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$
I finally had to find the short tag of the author:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cpan MIRK/Net-Z3950-ZOOM-1.16.tar.gz
This is a bit pedantic and poorly documented.
I wish there were an automatic way to install a specific module version
with the cpan script.
Thanks for maintaining Perl in Debian! Jack
-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.21-2-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages perl depends on:
ii libc6 2.6-2 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libdb4.4 4.4.20-8 Berkeley v4.4 Database Libraries [
ii libgdbm3 1.8.3-3 GNU dbm database routines (runtime
ii perl-base 5.8.8-7 The Pathologically Eclectic Rubbis
ii perl-modules 5.8.8-7 Core Perl modules
Versions of packages perl recommends:
ii perl-doc 5.8.8-7 Perl documentation
-- no debconf information
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
