On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 10:39 AM, Joel Berger <[email protected]>wrote:
> > My collaborators don't care at all about Alien, local::lib, CPAN or > dependencies. > > They want something that works without thinking about the installation > or support. > > While you may not agree, IMO these statements are at odds with each > other. Having modularized dependencies and a simple and robust > tool-chain makes 1 click install possible. Certainly it is the only > way to make it possible for non-root-access users. You may not care, > but others do. > To clarify, the whole point of Alien modules is to verify the presence of an external dependency, and install it if necessary, possibly compiling from source if there is no other solution. In other words, it requires *less* work on the part of the person doing the install, as long as that person has a compiler. Joel > > (P.S. have you looked at the Makefile.PL? Its scary.) > (P.P.S no word back from Miyagawa. He had had been on a trip so I > should probably try again. I bet his inbox was packed.) > David -- Sent via my carrier pigeon.
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