Hello,

I'm putting together an install script for our Linux machines, and I want the user to need to interact with the install as little as possible.

One part of this install is a bundle of Perl modules. Previously, we have done this by defining a bundle and doing a force install of the bundle in CPAN. However sometimes it takes 2 attempts to get all the dependencies resolved, and some modules require user input as part of the CPAN install.

Are there any disadvantages to replacing /usr/lib/perl5 with a zipped install of the modules instead of using CPAN in this instance? (The Redhat and Perl versions will be the same across machines, and ideally the Perl modules should all be the same versions, which this method provides ensures).

Thanks in advance for your advice!

In reply to Best way to package perl modules for deployment by rak

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