[Omaha.pm] Keeping tens of perl installs in sync. Is autobundle the answer?
Chris St. Pierre
stpierre at NebrWesleyan.edu
Wed Aug 29 09:50:07 PDT 2007
On Tue, 28 Aug 2007, Dave Thacker wrote:
> Today I had to do a server count at the PWIW for licenses. I have custody of
> a few dozen servers, all running some form of perl. I'm looking for ways to
> improve configuration management, including a perl install that uses lots 'o
> modules. For the OS stuff I'm leaning towares Puppet (1),
> I've heard tales (2), (3) about the autobundle feature in CPAN, and was
> contemplating trying it out to manage our perl installs. What I'd like to
> do is:
>
> (1) Use the OS install utilities to lay down a basic linux
> (2) Have puppet build config files and packages as needed
> (3) Have (insert cool perl tool here) install all my required packages
> automagically without playing the CPAN return key waltz.
> (4) Go home early :)
>
> DT
I install all of my Perl modules as RPMs. CPAN is slick as long as
you have <2 machines and loads of time to babysit the Enter key, but
it sucks as a package management system.
Chris St. Pierre
Unix Systems Administrator
Nebraska Wesleyan University
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