Similarly, Inline is only required if you want to use Inline::Pdlpp. The PDL module proper builds and runs just fine. Factoring out those 2 "soft" dependencies and you see that PDL builds with good confidence almost everywhere---remarkable for the size of the distribution.
--Chris On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 2:37 PM, Chris Marshall <[email protected]>wrote: > I should point out that the Perl OpenGL module is > listed as a dependency only for automated testing. > PDL will build without it ok---you just use the 3D > plotting. I guess that explains why some people > have complained about PDL *requiring* OpenGL > when it doesn't---unless the AUTOMATED_TESTING > environment variable is set. > > --Chris > > > On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 1:53 PM, David Mertens > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Eric - >> >> Cool module, thanks for pointing it out. It's always good to know about >> other modules out there for making plots, especially native LaTeX plots. >> >> On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 2:45 PM, Eric Lindblad <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> PerlDL Developers, >>> >>> Browsing the PDL-2.4.11_003.tar.gz file "DEPENDENCIES" - and testing the >>> make/build of some of the listed [in that file] - I note that Convert::UU >>> will not pass all tests. Some of PDL's potential modules are for (appearing >>> to be) not currently maintained utilities. >>> >> >> I am *very* suspicious of the failing test report. Check the MetaCPAN >> page for Convert::UU - https://metacpan.org/module/Convert::UU. On the >> left of the page it shows the number of passes, fails, and unknowns. The >> latest version has been around since 2008 and it has over 3000 passes and >> zero fails or unknowns. >> >> >>> My interest would be for PDL as a dependency to LaTeX-PGF-Diagram2D, >>> but there is no indication as to which PDL modules would be utilized by >>> LaTeX-PGF-Diagram2D, presuming one wants the full capabilites of >>> LaTeX-PGF-Diagram2D? >>> >> >> Chris Marshall has put a *lot* of work into making PDL install from CPAN >> on all major platforms, so I don't think you'll hit trouble here. >> >> The documentation says that the code uses PDL to sole linear equations. >> That could mean that it uses Slatec, which is not guaranteed to be on every >> machine. The code in LaTeX::PGF::Diagram is not pretty and it was really >> hard to find the PDL-specific stuff, but in my digging I only came across >> stock PDL stuff like zeroes and inv, which work anywhere and don't depend >> on Slatec. So, you should be good to go. >> >> >>> Do you know anyone who is familiar with LaTeX-PGF-Diagram2D? Who might >>> be able to clarify this matter? Of course I am aware that "...Diagram2D" >>> likely has nothing to do with 3D. >>> >> >> I never heard of it before today. Have you tried contacting the module >> author? >> >> >>> >>> Eric Lindblad >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Perldl mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mailman.jach.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/perldl >>> >>> >> David >> >> -- >> "Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. >> Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, >> by definition, not smart enough to debug it." -- Brian Kernighan >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Perldl mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mailman.jach.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/perldl >> >> >
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