Finding Perl modules already packaged for Debian and Redhat

Question

I'm investigating making a Perl application that uses many modules into either a Debian and/or Redhat package. Currently, I believe the 'cleanest' way to do this is to cite, where possible, the modules that are packaged already for the given distribution.

The alternative would be to use CPAN and probably have some duplications, problems with @INC etc.

However, I can find or interrogate a list of Debian packages here: http://pkg-perl.alioth.debian.org/cpan2deb/ but I can't currently find an equivalent for Redhat/Fedora. Also I don't really know whether cpan2deb is authoritative and up to date.

If there's another clean way to do this, I'd welcome any other ideas too.

Answer 1

The Debian Perl Group is your best bet on the Debian world. Not only do they intercept all spread modules packages for Debian but they also try to keep them up to date.

See this page:

http://qa.debian.org/[email protected]

Answer 2

There is cpanspec but it's not been touched in a few years. I seem to remember cpan2rpm but I don't have much experience with that one.