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Re: rfc: a generic solution for dual-life CPAN packages

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From:
Graham Barr
Date:
March 26, 2003 06:37
Subject:
Re: rfc: a generic solution for dual-life CPAN packages
Message ID:
20030326143730.Y5660@pobox.com
On Wed, Mar 26, 2003 at 08:31:25AM -0600, Ken Williams wrote:
> My recommendation would be to not include the helper package in the two 
> core packages, and to just add it as a dependency.  Even if CPAN were 
> changed in the way you suggest, it wouldn't work properly with people's 
> stock CPANs, and it seems bad for mod_perl to depend on a certain 
> version of CPAN.

I agree with Ken. A dependency seems the best solution.

Graham.
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