I would also note that the way we do the bundling in DBD::SQLite is actually one of the SQLite projects recommended methods for building and packaging it.
So we're pretty happy with the current situation. Adam On 10 May 2013 22:20, kenichi ishigaki <kishig...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2013/5/11 Darren Duncan <dar...@darrenduncan.net>: > > I remember, a few years ago around when this mailing list started, there > was > > some discussion about that one way to help make DBD::SQLite development > > easier was to make use of something called "alien", a project to help > use C > > libraries from Perl without having to explicitly code XS or wrappers to > do > > so, and maybe pull it from the internet too, or something like that. > > No, Alien::* is not about coding. It's about locating (and building if > not available) external C libraries/header files and gathering > information for configuration. You still need to write XS code. > > As for DBD::SQLite, the SQLite3 source is bundled in the distribution, > and thus, Alien is not necessary (we don't need to locate the stuff), > unless you'd like to use different versions of SQLite from the bundled > one, and we have disabled that option intentionally in the Makefile.PL > for several reasons. > > - K > > > I see now that this project may have been realized to the point that we > can > > try using it for DBD::SQLite at least experimentally: > > > > > http://blogs.perl.org/users/joel_berger/2013/05/alienbase-final-report.html > > > > So if there are any interested parties, there's something for you to play > > with. > > > > -- Darren Duncan > > > > _______________________________________________ > > DBD-SQLite mailing list > > DBD-SQLite@lists.scsys.co.uk > > http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dbd-sqlite > > _______________________________________________ > DBD-SQLite mailing list > DBD-SQLite@lists.scsys.co.uk > http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dbd-sqlite >
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