How can I manage Perl module dependencies?

Question

I\'m currently in a project which develops using a framework developed by another department as the base. We are currently introducing quality standards (at last, yay!) in o

Answer 1

While I hope CPAN is more stable than the modules you're relying on, let me ask a similar question: how would you protect yourself against unexpected changes in a CPAN module?

One answer: you'd download the module and regress your code against it in a test environment.

Could the same be used here? Do you have to point to the "live" copies of their modules, or could you point to your own copies?