Re: [SLE] OT: Removing attachements from stored mails (or my problems with perl)

From: Patrick Shanahan (paka_at_wahoo.no-ip.org)
Date: 11/04/04

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    * Danny Sauer <suse-linux-e.suselists@danny.teleologic.net> [11-03-04 10:43]:
    > Patrick wrote regarding 'Re: [SLE] OT: Removing attachements from stored mails (or my problems with perl)' on Tue, Nov 02 at 08:30:
    > > But you are going away from the SuSE distro standard rpm system and
    > > will introduce dependency problems in rpms which are false and
    > > eventually cause maintenance problems. Better to find an *rpm*
    > > solution, if possible.
    >
    > Sorry - I was speaking from experience on my SuSE systems, not from
    > pure theory.

     ????

    > I've been using CPAN to keep my perl modules up to date since 5.x, and
    > have had 0 problems with false dependencies related to perl modules.

    I too have done this, but try to limit it.

    > This is partially because almost nothing depends on perl module
    > packages aside from other perl modules and partially because I
    > generally run server-like machines where I'm not adding and removing
    > random app-of-the-week all the time.

    spamassassin/razor

    > I suppose that if you're a dim user who can't remember if you've
    > installed a module or not, then you should stick with RPM for managing
    > perl modules.

    Should I be getting upset?

    > Most of those users aren't gonna be using CPAN or anything like that
    > anyway, though, since yast will take care of their deps.

    Or YaST, you said most and I must assume that you are referring to
    noob's. But YaST is rpm dependent and only complains, does not *solve*
    dependency problems.

    > I'm pretty confident that "better" is in the eye of the beholder here.
     
    Depends, on whether the "beholder" is considering the noob's or himself.

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