Request to package perl module installer, App::cpanminus

[Dr Bean]

On Sun, 09 Feb 2025, ASSI via Cygwin wrote:

> Dr Bean via Cygwin writes:
> > Thanks for the cygport file. That will help Soren or me get started.
> > But we will probably need help uploading to the cygwin package repos.
> 
> You have apparently not understood what I said.  The problem is not
> creating the package itself, much less who creates it.
> 
> To reiterate, cpanm is inappropriate for packaging since it works around
> any system packaging (by design, not necessity) and there is nothing to
> be gained by having it as a system package instead of just pulling it
> from cpanmin.us or Github, which you can easily enough do already.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Achim.
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OK. Sorry, I misunderstood.

Not allowing cpanm as a system package does seem like the sensible thing
to do, and I withdraw my suggestion it be packaged.

I reported back to the App:perlbrew project at
https://github.com/gugod/App-perlbrew/issues/841

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