From owner-freebsd-ports Tue Dec 2 10:07:04 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id KAA19551 for ports-outgoing; Tue, 2 Dec 1997 10:07:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-ports) Received: from florence.pavilion.net (florence.pavilion.net [194.242.128.25]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id KAA19539 for ; Tue, 2 Dec 1997 10:06:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from joe@florence.pavilion.net) Received: (from joe@localhost) by florence.pavilion.net (8.8.7/8.8.7) id SAA05079 for ports@freebsd.org; Tue, 2 Dec 1997 18:06:39 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <199712021806.SAA05079@florence.pavilion.net> Message-ID: <19971201175341.20837@pavilion.net> Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 17:53:41 +0000 From: Josef Karthauser To: Satoshi Asami Subject: A change in the way we port perl anyone? References: <199711231601.IAA22224@baloon.mimi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.81 In-Reply-To: <199711231601.IAA22224@baloon.mimi.com>; from Satoshi Asami on Sun, Nov 23, 1997 at 08:01:47AM -0800 X-NCC-RegID: uk.pavilion Resent-From: joe@pavilion.net Resent-Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 18:06:38 +0000 Resent-To: ports@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sun, Nov 23, 1997 at 08:01:47AM -0800, Satoshi Asami wrote: > * I _WISH_ that there had been a p5 category made, because without that, > * it's really hard not to do duplicates on Perl stuff. There too darn many! > > There is a "perl5" virtual category. It shows up in the ports index > page and ports/INDEX. :) > > Satoshi Why don't we integrate the p5 stuff with mod-CPAN. The perl code changes so often and they've already got an update mechanism for their stuff. Seems like we're reinventing the wheel, badly, here. Comments? Joe -- Josef Karthauser Technical Manager Email: joe@pavilion.net Pavilion Internet plc. [Tel: +44 1273 607072 Fax: +44 1273 607073]