Lennart Sorensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If I wnt something newer than debian provides, I grab the source
> for the existing package, get the latest upstream source, and
> update the package and build it.

As do most people for RHEL from Koji (FedoraProject) and the like.

> Really pretty darn simple in most cases.

Simple for a few packages, yes.  But distributed, no.

> For cpan stuff, dh-make-perl is a much better solution.  You get an
> up to date cpan module, packaged to fit perfectly in the existing
> packaging system.  You don't want more than one packaging system on
> one machine.

But why not a ports-based system for managing source builds?
That was my point, and why I like the Portage solution.


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