I've volunteered to help support a CPAN module, something I've never done before. I'm learning that there are a number of prerequisites before I can start doing so.

For a number of reasons, I want to do this on my home PCs, rather than on a PC or Unix box provided by my employer.

I've learned I need a source-versioning control package, and that Subersion is a good way to go. Okay, I down-loaded an evaluation copy of Tortoise SVN. Now it seems that the SVN requires a Database Server reside on my PC.

• What would CPAN supporters recommend as the server to install?
• I use Open Perl IDE and Strawberry Perl; should I upgrade to Perl 5.10?
• What other software should I get so that I can load a copy of the source from the repository?

Even simpler, does a guide or an FAQ exist on how to get started as a CPAN supporter? (I've looked through the documentation on cpan.org, and see how to release new modules, but not how to support one. If I'm mistaken, I will be happy to be publicly chided for not RTFD.)

If one doesn't exist, I plan to write it ... once I get to the point where I know what to do. 8-)

Thanks in advance for your time and your help.

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