<quote who="Julio Cesar Ody"> > I hate to blew up the play but... > > # /usr/bin/perl -MCPAN -e 'CPAN::Shell->install(CPAN::Shell->r)' > > Issuing the "r" command in CPAN shell gets the list of packages that > are outdated compared with the versions available in CPAN. Passing > this list as an argument to the install command updates these modules. > > Still, it's worth keeping an eye on what you have. Automatic updates > may not be your best friends, as newer versions can easily break > compatibility with previous ones. One day or another you'll find that, > because function do_it() now accepts only one argument instead of two, > app xyz doesn't work anymore.
Julio, thanks, yes, I think I better take it easy.... how to I run above command *only* to get a list ? # /usr/bin/perl -MCPAN -e 'CPAN::Shell->install(CPAN::Shell->r)' (asks he after hitting Ctrl-C rapidly) -- Voytek -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
