How do YOU manage Perl modules when using a package manager?

Question

A recent question here on SO got me thinking.

On most Linux distributions that I tried, some Perl modules would be available through the package manager. Others, of

Answer 1

I do the following on all my boxes:

• I compile my own perl: I still use 5.8.[89] mostly, the stock 5.10.0 has a performance regression that hits me a lot, waiting for 5.10.1 to try again;
• I use (and strongly recommend) the local::lib module to keep a module directory per project. Right now, that directory is rsync'ed to all the servers where the project is installed, but I'm testing using git instead;
• I create a Task:: module for each project, so that I can install all dependencies with a single command.