When using tools like cpanm
want to be able to tail
the log file generated for build. cpanm
offers a canonical log file at: $HOME/.cpanm/build.log
in addition to the temporary log files located in the $HOME/.cpanm/work/*
directories.
But the $HOME/.cpanm/build.log
changes with every build, so tail -f $HOME/.cpanm/build.log
falls short.
So the tip is to use tail -F $HOME/.cpanm/build.log
instead.
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