Crypt::GPG is a Perl interface to the GPG (GnuPG) program, used to encrypt and decrypt messages. It depends on the Expect Perl module.
Created attachment 17186 [details] Crypt::GPG perl module
Does this module provide for any dependancies for already existing or proprosed ebuilds? Perl modules are only added to dev-perl when they provide either functionality or they themselves provide applications.
Ah, didn't know. I'm building a chat server that uses it, so decided to submit the ebuild since I already had one. I'm just submitting ebuilds for everything I want and doesn't have one. I've checked Google and there are a few other things that require it too, though. There seem to be a few scripts, coding examples and things like that (132 hits for uses Crypt::GPG) Can somebody provide a link to the appropiate policy on this, BTW? It sounds a bit weird that Gentoo would only support the applications it includes. What happens if I use the CPAN module to install a module that's packaged later?
The update to the policy.xml is actually in progress. The dev-perl category was never intended as a replacement for installing modules by hand; instead, it was intended as a place to put those perl modules that other applications depended on for their functionality, or that offered enhancement to existing ebuilds. There is a rough copy of the perl-module.eclass in the works that checks whether you have a newer/same version of a perl module before installing it from ebuild, but that is still in progress.
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/policy.xml#doc_chap2
