> having to write platform-specific instructions. You still have to show > users where to get a build environment with gcc, make and libc and how > to set it up. This step alone is more complicated and no less > platform-specific than the PDL binary install. So you don't save > anything. In fact, you just made it more complicated because now the > user has to setup several packages (gcc, make, libc, cpan) instead of > just one (PDL) and all that is just as platform-specific as the PDL > install you were trying to replace.
Whoa. I've *never* read any source install where the first step is 'install gcc'! Assuming gcc and make are available is considered pretty safe with linux. Matt _______________________________________________ Perldl mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.jach.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/perldl
