If you write enough Perl, you'll reach a point where you need to create a module. And the more you work with quality code modules from the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN), the more you ...

which is owned by the `perl-devel` package. For packaging modules from CPAN, the following macros are used: * `%{perl5_vendorlib}` --- The base directory for RPM packaged perl modules that are ...

Non-Perl Specific Macros Virtually every Perl module has tests that should be run, but to avoid circular dependency issues one should always be able to build a Perl module without running the tests.

CPAN, the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network, is a network of Perl software archives around the world. Perl version 5.6.x includes modules (CPAN and CPAN::FirstTime, among others) that allow it to ...

Trying to install Perl Net::SNMP module, which seems to require a bunch of crypto/digest modules.

Is it possible to have perl modules that are not systemwide available, but located in a users home directory- but still loaded by the systemwide perl when the user calls that perl with an option?I ...

Two key areas for improving Perl programming are achieving better support for Win32 and efficiently producing an executable version of your program. This article rounds up a couple of tips to ...

Debian has released patches for a pair of security vulnerabilities in the free operating system, including a security bypass flaw in the Nginx Web server. The other vulnerability lies in a Perl ...