Low tech problem but also a generalised grumble.

I want to use DBIx::Simple and it needs the Data::Swap Module. The author of Data::Swap has, in his wisdom, decided to replace Data::Swap by Data::Alias, with a Data::Swap wrapper module. This may or may not work but I can't find out as Data::Alias won't make on anything less than 5.8.1 and I am stuck with 5.8.0 on the customer's machine I am having to use.

Meanwhile, I still want this module. I've tried archive.org and mirrors.valueclick.com which supposedly contain old versions of modules but they weren't working yesterday.

So, I can't use DBIx::Simple. The author of Data::Swap has, effectively, broken another module. I can understand he wants to move on, but that's not, IMHO, a valid reason to remove a working module from CPAN, especially when other modules depend on it.

What views, monks?

AndyH

In reply to Seeking Data::Swap, now replaced by AndyH

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