Dag Wieers wrote: > On Mon, 27 Oct 2008, Geoff Galitz wrote: > >>> cpan2rpm is getting relatively old, compared to some of the newer >>> things that can be done with the CPAN and RPM build procedures. The >>> latest version isn't available on its sourceforge site and the >> >> What are the newer procedures? I'll be needing to do this in the very >> near >> future. >> >> I was contemplating writing some sort of yum plugin or external >> utility that >> can leverage whatever current procedures exist and register a CPAN >> install >> in the RPM database... but I'm not sure it is worth the effort and I do >> realize that breaks the whole Centos testing and reliability model. >> Still, >> there are some functions cannot be found in the usual places that do >> exist >> in CPAN. > > Listing the RPM packages you need on the RPMforge mailinglist would be > sufficient to have them added (where possible). Is there any attempt at coordination between the packages in EPEL and RPMforge? -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com