The draw to strawberry is that it cuts out one important step: packaging into the PPM. Because users can install directly from CPAN, no having to wait for someone to package, they get the latest and greatest just like other CPAN users.
Cheers, Joel On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 3:52 PM, Clifford Sobchuk <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi David, I have never understood what the draw was to Strawberry. > ActiveState is pretty solid for people to simply install Perl, get modules > that work if you have no idea how to do it yourself (me!), or to install > them using CPAN - the cpan module is included as is cpanm. I am pretty sure > that I have built and installed modules that I have downloaded as well using > the cpan interface. Doesn't this allow the same flexibility? If someone is > having problems building modules, isn't it likely that it is because they > don't fully understand what they need to do? Even installing on Linux. I > have tried to build PDL from CPAN and I never get it right. The best way for > me is to do the apt-get install pdl and then go into cpan and do the upgrade > /PDL/. All of the dependencies are accounted when I do it this way. When I > install from cpan I always end up missing dependencies. Example on Windows > is that this last time (last year) I installed using the uwinnipeg repo and > it properly installed the PGPLOT dependency - I didn't even know until Rob > pointed out that the GrWnd version was the one from the uwinnipeg repo so > obviously not the one I built previously. The first time I ever tried > getting PGPLOT to work on Win32 was several years back and I had to install > the minGW environment, and get it functional and then try to compile the > GrWnd files. It took a while, especially since I only get time to work on it > in chunks due to my "real" work. If I had known about the uwinnipeg repo > then, it would have saved me a lot of frustration. > > So am I the minority of target users (people who use PDL and don't have a > clue at how to create their own PP modules) in not being able to get it to > install from cpan directly? When I use R/scilab/matlab - I use modules when > ever I can because it would take me weeks more time to develop a script. On > the other hand if your target user is a C++/Perl expert, then please > disregard the above as it doesn't apply. > > Thoughts/Comments? > > CLIFF SOBCHUK > Core RF Engineering > Phone 613-667-1974 ecn: 8109-71974 > mobile 403-819-9233 > yahoo: sobchuk > www.ericsson.com > > “The author works for Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (“Ericsson”), who is > solely responsible for this email and its contents. All inquiries regarding > this email should be addressed to Ericsson. The web site for Ericsson is > www.ericsson.com.” > > This Communication is Confidential. We only send and receive email on the > basis of the terms set out at www.ericsson.com/email_disclaimer > > > > ________________________________ > From: David Mertens [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 2:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Perldl] Getting What Is Missing > > On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 2:29 PM, Fabio D'Alfonso > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> I tried to build PDL from source. The point is that if some is missing >> (e.g. OpenGL) related modules are not built. >> Is it possible to get what is missing instead, to build the full PDL , >> once satified? >> Thanks >> -- > > > Hey Fabio, > > You might want to read this wiki page: > http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/pdl/index.php?title=Installing_PDL_Manually > > Or look at http://pdl.perl.org/?page=install and click on "The latest > version of PDL" > > BTW, I noticed that the Windows instructions on the pdl.perl.org page do not > mention Strawberry, which is a shame because it works fine with Strawberry. > Anybody have the round tuits to fix it? > > David > >> >> Fabio D'Alfonso >> 'Enabling Business Through IT' >> cell. +39.348.059.40.22 * >> web: http://www.fabiodalfonso.com >> email: [email protected] >> twitter: http://www.twitter.com/fabio_dalfonso >> linkedin: http://it.linkedin.com/in/fabiodalfonso >> fax: +39.06.874.599.581 >> BlackBerry® Wireless Enabled Address. >> >> >> * Hidden numbers are automatically rejected by the phone >> _______________________________________________ >> Perldl mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mailman.jach.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/perldl > > > > _______________________________________________ > Perldl mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.jach.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/perldl > _______________________________________________ Perldl mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.jach.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/perldl
