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+# MYPERL
+
+As a simplified alternative to individual packages for the plethora of
+CPAN modules we require, the myperl installation may be used.
+
+# BUILDING PACKAGES
+
+## Before You Start
+
+On your build system, you should have the following repository clones:
+
+    ~/git/myperl     -> e.g. http://github.com/mrscotty/myperl.git
+    ~/git/openxpki   -> e.g. http://github.com/openxpki/openxpki.git
+
+## SuSE
+
+### myperl
+
+    cd ~/git/myperl && make fetch-perl suse
+    sudo rpm -Uvh ~/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/myperl-<PERLVER>-<MYPERLREL>.x86_64.rpm
+
+### build tools
+
+    /opt/myperl/bin/perl -I~/perl5/lib/perl5/ /usr/bin/cpanm Config::Std
+
+
+### DBD::mysql
+
+    cd ~/git/openxpki/package/suse/myperl-dbd-mysql && make 
+    sudo rpm -Uvh ~/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/myperl-dbd-mysql-<OXI_VER>-1.x86_64.rpm
+
+### Apache mod\_perl
+    
+    cd ~/git/openxpki/package/suse/myperl-apache-mod-perl && make 
+    
+### DBD::Oracle
+
+    cd ~/git/openxpki/package/suse/myperl-dbd-oracle && make 
+
+### OXI core dependencies
+
+    cd ~/git/openxpki/package/suse/myperl-openxpki-core-deps && make 
+    sudo rpm -Uvh \
+        ~/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/myperl-openxpki-core-deps-<OXI_VER>-1.x86_64.rpm
+
+### OXI core
+
+    cd ~/git/openxpki/package/suse/myperl-openxpki-core && make 
+    sudo rpm -Uvh \
+        ~/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/myperl-openxpki-core-<OXI_VER>-1.x86_64.rpm
+    
+
+