MyPAN?

[Vetle Roeim]

Hi folks. CPAN is really great. It is in fact so great, that we'd really
like to set up our own CPAN-ish server where I work, to make it easier to
distribute and install our own modules.

I searched a little around on the web for some information on how to do
this (it is possible, right?), but didn't find much. I found CPAN::Site,
but it hasn't been updated since 1999, and the current version is 0.014.
Has anyone used this successfully? Should I try using it?

Any pointers on how to do this?
Is it a good idea, or should we just forget about the whole thing?

 

[John Bokma]

Hi folks. CPAN is really great. It is in fact so great, that we'd really
like to set up our own CPAN-ish server where I work, to make it easier to
distribute and install our own modules.

LAN? Or the Internet? In the latter case, why not contribute them to CPAN?

 

[Vetle Roeim]

Yep.


Or the Internet? In the latter case, why not contribute them to CPAN?

Although I'm a big supporter of open source software, I'm not in
a position to decide if the code I create can be distributed with
an open source license because my employer holds the copyright to
the code I create.

 

[John Bokma]

Although I'm a big supporter of open source software, I'm not in
a position to decide if the code I create can be distributed with
an open source license because my employer holds the copyright to
the code I create.

Ask :-D. When the modules are used by more people, they are tested by
more people and improved (often) :-D. Unless they contain very sensitive
stuff, of course.

 

[Vetle Roeim]

Ask :-D.

Of course. Releasing them under an open source license is a very
real possibility, but it's not a priority right now.

When the modules are used by more people, they are tested by more people
and improved (often) :-D.

Indeed, but as long as we don't have the option of submitting all our
modules to CPAN, we'd like to have the option of having a local
CPAN-ish server if it's possible.


[...]

 

[Uri Guttman]

VR> Indeed, but I refuse to believe he's only one man... The name is
VR> obviously a pseudonym for a large group of genious Perl-hackers
VR> churning out articles and books!

well, his irc and email id are merlyn

uri

 

[Vetle Roeim]

Randal L. Schwartz' articles at www.stonehenge.com may be helpful to you.

http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/LinuxMag/col42.html
http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/LinuxMag/col43.html

I did find these articles, but they did not provide the silver bullet
I was looking for. However, they will be useful if I need to roll my
own solution.

Guess I'll have to get my hands dirty, then... I'll take a closer
look at CPAN::Site first, though.

Randal's articles would fall into the "If You Like" category of this
newsgroup's posting guidelines. IMO, you'll save yourself a lot of time
"If You Like" this important resource.

Many thanks, Randal.

Indeed, but I refuse to believe he's only one man... The name is
obviously a pseudonym for a large group of genious Perl-hackers churning
out articles and books!

 

[Randal L. Schwartz]

Vetle> Indeed, but I refuse to believe he's only one man... The
Vetle> name is obviously a pseudonym for a large group of genious
Vetle> Perl-hackers churning out articles and books!

Where "large" is defined as "one".

print "Just another Perl hacker,"; # the original