cpan module's data file

[Jeff Pang]

Hello,

When I updated a cpan module's data file (not the module itself),for
example,the IP::ChinaISP module's IP-ISP database,do I always need to
change the module's version?I want that this module's user always get
the newest data file when he execute `install IP::ChinaISP` under CPAN
shell,even he has installed it before.

Thanks!

[Steffen Mueller]

Hello Jeff,

Post by Jeff Pang
When I updated a cpan module's data file (not the module itself),for
example,the IP::ChinaISP module's IP-ISP database,do I always need to
change the module's version?I want that this module's user always get
the newest data file when he execute `install IP::ChinaISP` under CPAN
shell,even he has installed it before.

You cannot upload a file under the same name twice. So if your
distribution is called Foo-Bar-0.01.tar.gz, next time you upload it, you
need to increment the version.

However, you can delete old files from CPAN via the PAUSE interface on
pause.perl.org.

Best regards,
Steffen