Re^2: CPAN bundle versions

> Are you using the latest version of the CPAN.pm module?

Yep, 1.76.

> Does the module info command give you any hints?

It says it sees new version, and acknowledges that the installed version is old,

Bundle id = Bundle::Mercury
    CPAN_VERSION 0.08
    CPAN_FILE    ALL/Bundle-Mercury-0.08.tar.gz
    MANPAGE      Bundle::Mercury - Modules required for mercury application
    CONTAINS     Term::ReadKey ...<snip>
    INST_FILE    /home/kgoess/.cpan/Bundle/Mercury.pm
    INST_VERSION 0.07

but immediately after running that command, running "install Bundle::Mercury" pulls in the old module list from v0.07.

> Does it help if you blow away your .cpan directory?

Yes, in fact all we need to do is delete .cpan/Bundle/Mercury.pm and it pulls in the new bundle and module list.

Running the process through the debugger suggests that it's a bug/feature in CPAN.pm, first it gets the bundle information from the network version, then a few lines later it gets the bundle information from the local file.

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Re^3: CPAN bundle versions by samtregar (Abbot) on Mar 17, 2005 at 00:45 UTC
Well it certainly doesn't sound like a feature to me! I think you should report it to the author of CPAN.pm as a bug. The module seems to be updated quite frequently which implies that bugs are being fixed regularly. -sam	[reply]