Red Hat announces PowerTools 5.2 available by FTP | Linux Today

Red Hat announces PowerTools 5.2 available by FTP

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 23, 1998

Included is a new directory of CPAN Perl modules in RPM
format.

From mike@redhat.com Mon Nov 23 15:43:45 1998
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 15:57:10 -0500 (EST)
From: Mike Maher 
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Subject: Powertools on FTP site.
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The newest version of PowerTools version 5.2 is available for ftp from
ftp.redhat.com://pub/redhat/powertools/5.2

A new directory has been added called CPAN.  This directory contains most
of the Perl modules on CPAN in RPM format.  The original source tar files
are also included.  These can be found at:

ftp.redhat.com://pub/redhat/powertools/CPAN/

-michael maher

Web Webster

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