Changeset 6df794d

Timestamp:

09/10/2018 05:41:00 PM (5 years ago)

Author:

Ken Moffat <ken@…>

Branches:

perl-modules

Children:

04712f3

Parents:

8e266c6

Message:

perl-modules branch: Reduce perl-alternatives.xml to only cover the cpan automated install, and index that under cpan. Add a note to remind me to deal with Data::Uniquid and the unsafe variant of the standard install.

git-svn-id: svn://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/BLFS/branches/perl-modules@20485 af4574ff-66df-0310-9fd7-8a98e5e911e0

Location:

general/prog

Files:

• new-perl-modules.xml (modified) (2 diffs)
• perl-alternatives.xml (modified) (2 diffs)

general/prog/new-perl-modules.xml

@@ -57 +57 @@
 
     <para>
-      There are a number of different ways of installing perl modules, they are
-      listed at the end of this page.
+      It is possible to automatically install the current version of a module and
+      any missing or too-old dependencies using CPAN. See the end of this page for
+      details.
     </para>
 
@@ -68 +69 @@
       are documented.
     </para>
+
+    <note>
+      <para>
+        This is a reminder to an editor to deal with Data-Uniquid (needs patch) and
+        those modules which use the unsafe variant of the standard install.
+      </para>
+    </note>
 
     <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:

general/prog/perl-alternatives.xml

@@ -9 +9 @@
 ]>
   <!-- Begin perl alternatives -->
-  <sect2 id="perl-alternatives" xreflabel="Building and installing perl modules">
+  <sect2 id="perl-alternatives" xreflabel="CPAN automated install of perl modules">
 
-    <title>Building and installing perl modules</title>
+    <title>CPAN automated install of perl modules</title>
 
     <indexterm zone="perl-alternatives">
-      <primary sortas="a-installing-perl-modules">Installing perl modules</primary>
+      <primary sortas="a-cpan-install-of-perl-modules">CPAN automated install of perl modules</primary>
     </indexterm>
 
-    <sect3 role="package">
-      <title>The various ways of building and Installing perl modules</title>
-
-    <para>
-      Most modules use a standard install, but some use a different method. Each
-      module links to the appropriate method.  You can also make an automated
-      install, using CPAN to download any modular dependencies - details at the
-      end.
-    </para>
-
-    </sect3>
-
+<!--
     <sect3 role="installation" id="new-perl-standard-install"
     xreflabel="standard build and installation instructions">
@@ -93 +82 @@
 <screen role="root"><userinput>./Build install</userinput></screen>
 
-    </sect3>
+    </sect3> -->
 
     <sect3 role="installation" id="new-perl-auto-install"
-    xreflabel="alternate auto installation instructions">
-      <title>(Alternate) Auto Installation of Perl Modules.</title>
+    xreflabel="automatic installation of perl modules">
+      <title> Automatic Installation of Perl Modules.</title>
 
       <para>There is an alternate way of installing the modules using the