Show quoted text > If anyone knows a way to make a "test" or "trial" CPAN upload, where
> some testing is done but the distribution is not made public (so I
> don't waste a version number if something goes wrong), I'd appreciate
> a pointer to the instructions to do this.
Frequently used for this kind of question: Travis.
Show quoted text > It's frustrating to have a product upload torpedoed by a
> prerequisite available on some distributions, and not on others.
> Conversely, is there a listing of what packages, etc. ARE available
> on all systems (anything else should be prereq'd)?
The pragmatic way of doing it is to declare what you have in mind and
add stuff when you realise it is missing. Do not fret over wasted
version numbers, they are not very expensive to craft.
And keep an eye on existing declarations when you refactor.
The system-oriented view is quite moot, packages differ from system to
system.
Building your own fresh perl and see what needs to be installed is
probably enough.
--
andreas
