Creating debian packages from perl modules

Building Debian packages of Perl modules

Example: creating a debian package for Net::IPv6Addr perl module

• Install debian packages utilities:

 > apt-get install dh-make-perl devscripts

• Download perl module:

 > perl -MCPAN -e "get Net::IPv4Addr"

• Create the package:

 > cd $HOME/.cpan/build
 > dh-make-perl Net-IPv6Addr-0.2
 > cd dh-make-perl Net-IPv6Addr-0.2/
 > debuild

• The package is now created:

 > cd ..
 > ls *.deb
   libnet-ipv6addr-perl_0.2-1_all.deb

• And it can be installed by:

 > dpkg --install libnet-ipv6addr-perl_0.2-1_all.deb

The problem of this method is that it does not impose the dependencies among modules. You have to take care of them.