Newbie question

[Daniel P. Berrange]

On Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 12:27:11PM -0600, Walter Gould wrote:
> List,
> 
> I need some guidance.  I would like to build packages for a few perl 
> modules to be submitted.  What is the overall view of using something 
> like cpan2rpm for building rpms or spec files?  How would a package 
> built using this hold up during the review process?  I am not real 
> experienced in building rpms but would really like to give getting these 
> modules included a shot.

cpanspec generates much better spec files than  cpan2rpm. The latter won't
pass review at all, the former will be pretty close to correct - only minor
tweaks required.

Regards,
Dan.
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