Re^2: Date::DateCalc and Date::DateCalcLib

I actually wrote the script that depends on Date::DateCalcLib, but its use wasn't based on an informed decision; the module was already installed and did what I wanted. Now, I'm supporting our overall Perl development environment and while attempting to upgrade it to the latest Perl release and newer CPAN modules, I realized that I couldn't find the Date::DateCalcLib module for installation. This time around, I'm trying to make an informed decision and couldn't find the information I sought.

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Re^3: Date::DateCalc and Date::DateCalcLib by syphilis (Archbishop) on Apr 27, 2007 at 13:31 UTC
the module was already installed and did what I wanted Just out of idle curiosity ... does 'perldoc Date::DateCalcLib' provide any info regarding its author ? Someone else has already suggested it was one of Steffen Beyer's modules - and I have no reason to doubt that. But if it was one of Steffen's modules, then it's clearly not on cpan or backpan ... is it actually possible to delete modules from backpan ? Cheers, Rob	[reply]
Re^4: Date::DateCalc and Date::DateCalcLib by grinder (Bishop) on Apr 27, 2007 at 16:29 UTC
is it actually possible to delete modules from backpan Sure, if your name happens to be Andreas König. The backpan is nothing more than an rsync'ed mirror of funet.fi without the --delete option active. In fact I believe that there are two public copies of backpan available. I think Andreas runs one, and I'm not sure who runs the other. Hint: if you have a machine with a couple of dozen GiB spare and reasonable, permanent connectivity, the backpan could do with another host. The only occurrence I know of in recent memory of a module being pulled was the Time::Cubic affair of a few months ago. Only violations of some law or another have sufficient clout to get stuff pulled (and this hardly seems the case here). • another intruder with the mooring in the heart of the Perl	[reply]
Re^4: Date::DateCalc and Date::DateCalcLib by brainsick (Sexton) on Apr 27, 2007 at 18:05 UTC
Yes, perldoc Date::DateCalcLib did give me author information (so, I knew it wasn't an in-house module) and I did check Steffen's modules on CPAN. I even took a peek at Date::Calc to see if it included the missing Date::DateCalc and Date::DateCalcLib modules (it doesn't). If I didn't get an answer here, my next step was to contact the author. (I started here because of the anticipated turn around time; I needed an answer quickly.) What I was completely oblivious to was backpan. I had no idea this resource existed (and I wouldn't have known to seek it out). Thanks to Corion's response with links, I was able to pull the module from backpan and get it installed successfully. I'll make some effort to migrate to Date::Calc but it won't happen immediately. I found out after posting this question that the module is being more widely used than I realized.	[reply]