"I let it run the defaults, and noted, that it clearly did not add a 'complete' set of packages, and only seemd to update what was on my local archive."

"What I would want is not to mirror the *complete* archive, but only the latest versions of each package version."

That's what CPAN::Mini does by default. What did your log file say? Without showing what you did and what happened (logs), you are asking for needless guess work. How do I post a question effectively?.

"Am I imagining things, or is Google/DDG getting alot sparser in responses to searches about tech queries?"

Nobody can sensibly answer this, as it depends on what searches you do, what questions you ask etc...

In reply to Re: Minicpan Question by marto
in thread Minicpan Question by kel

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