Re: [MacPerl-Porters] The State of MacPerl

2001-02-02 Thread Peter Prymmer
On 3 Feb 2001, Matthias Neeracher wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Peter Prymmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: BTW the terms of STLport seemed a bit unfriendly: there is a need to give them your email address before you can download it. Don't worry, they won't resell the address

Re: [MacPerl-Porters] Mac modules test (was: Update)

2001-02-09 Thread Peter Prymmer
Thomas, Does adding some code that looks like: if ($^O eq 'MacOS') { #... } to the installperl script help with any of the missing stuff? Peter Prymmer On Fri, 9 Feb 2001, Thomas Wegner wrote: [snip] A scan of ":macperl_src:perl:macos:ext:Mac"

Re: [MacPerl-Porters] MacPerl Application Menus

2001-03-20 Thread Peter Prymmer
:-) Peter Prymmer

Re: [MacPerl-Porters] MacPerl Application Menus

2001-03-21 Thread Peter Prymmer
his matter is important. If you or anybody can think of a better spot I'd like to hear about it before doing any more tweaking. Thanks. Peter Prymmer On Wed, 21 Mar 2001, Chris Nandor wrote: Peter, all sounds good, and at a glance looks good. Let me know when you've finished tweaking it, and w

Re: [MacPerl-Porters] Error Reporting

2001-05-02 Thread Peter Prymmer
, although waiting for someone to complain about brokenness is not a good strategy either. Adding hooks to allow it might prove helpful at this time I would think. Peter Prymmer

Re: [MacPerl-Porters] :perl:t:lib:filefind.t [UPDATE]

2001-06-08 Thread Peter Prymmer
discussion was not trying to test for the taintedness of $ENV{PATH}, or so I thought. Peter Prymmer

Re: [MacPerl-Porters] Re: [PATCH] File::Find for bleadperl, Mac OSetc.

2001-06-15 Thread Peter Prymmer
of File::Spec might even help with the few failing tests. Thanks. Peter Prymmer

Re: [MacPerl-Porters] [PATCH] makeivp.3.5 (was: Testing toolbox ...)

2001-08-08 Thread Peter Prymmer
with special Cif ($Is_MacOS){} file catenation branches. It just seems to violate the intent of File::Spec* and I am asking for re-consideration. It'll take an agreement between Barrie Slaymaker, Matthias, and Chris before such a change could be undertaken I'd think. Peter Prymmer

RE: [MacPerl-Porters] Re: portability.pm (was Re: 1 while unlink file)

2001-09-15 Thread Peter Prymmer
convenience to writing test scripts. He specifically mentioned that he did not want to alter the Perl programming language. Peter Prymmer

Re: [MacPerl-Porters] Re: File::Spec catfile etc.

2001-09-15 Thread Peter Prymmer
On Sat, 15 Sep 2001, Barrie Slaymaker wrote: On Sat, Sep 15, 2001 at 09:01:04AM -0700, Peter Prymmer wrote: Then what value has adding the warning to: $path = C:\foo ; $fullpath = File::Spec-catfile( $path, bar ) ; Here you're asking for portability. added to File

Re: [MacPerl-Porters] Re: portability.pm (was Re: 1 while unlinkfile)

2001-09-12 Thread Peter Prymmer
in the sense that deleting and purging of files was made a bit difficult _intentionally_. Peter Prymmer

Re: [MacPerl-Porters] Config.pm

2001-10-10 Thread Peter Prymmer
and hope to settle down to some soonish. Peter Prymmer

Re: [MacPerl-Porters] Config.pm

2001-10-17 Thread Peter Prymmer
housing and hope to be moved in by the end of this week. I see that Thomas has implemented the File::Spec::catdir() re-write. I may also try to integrate my filespec.t $^O eq 'epoc' patch for perl. Peter Prymmer

Re: [MacPerl-Porters] [ macperl-Bugs-486790 ] Shuck file problems

2001-12-01 Thread Peter Prymmer
On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Thomas Wegner wrote: At 4:31 Uhr + 30.11.2001, Peter Prymmer wrote: Does the perllocal.pod document come into Shuck's menu if you add a CPAN module? Peter Prymmer perllocale.pod is under Advanced Topics - Locale support (perllocale). Generally, to appear

Re: [MacPerl-Porters] [ macperl-Bugs-486790 ] Shuck file problems

2001-12-02 Thread Peter Prymmer
On Sat, 1 Dec 2001, Chris Nandor wrote: At 13:14 + 2001.12.01, Peter Prymmer wrote: Apparently, as Thomas has pointed out, the MacPerl.podhelp index file would need to be updated then the BuildHelpIndex script would need to be run. Not really. The MacPerl Help file is a DB file; you

Re: [MacPerl-Porters] Re: File::Spec catfile etc.

2001-09-20 Thread Peter Prymmer
On Sat, 15 Sep 2001, Barrie Slaymaker wrote: On Sat, Sep 15, 2001 at 05:46:11PM -0700, Peter Prymmer wrote: I think that I understood the intent of the proposed distinction to be made between CFile::Spec-catfile(); and CFile::Spec::${Platform}-catfile(); calls. Yup. The assumption

[MacPerl-Porters] possible new test

2002-04-27 Thread Peter Prymmer
is it not? FWIW this new test is unlikely to make it into 5.8.0, but perhaps the next release after that. Thank you. Peter Prymmer For reference: http://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/mailing-lists/vmsperl/2002-04/msg00148.html http://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/mailing-lists/vmsperl/2002-04/msg00159.html

Re: [MacPerl-Porters] possible new test

2002-04-28 Thread Peter Prymmer
. BTW, I have a patch to perlport.pod (unrelated to this) that I hope to send real soon. Peter Prymmer

Re: [MacPerl-Porters] MacPerl daylight saving time issue

2002-09-26 Thread Peter Prymmer
On Wed, 18 Sep 2002, Matthias Neeracher wrote: On Wednesday, September 18, 2002, at 12:38 AM, Peter Prymmer wrote: Actually I do not think that your Christmas Eve example was bad. Yes daylight savings time rules may be complicated but it should not be impossible to code around

Re: [MacPerl-Porters] MacPerl daylight saving time issue

2002-09-28 Thread Peter Prymmer
On Thu, 26 Sep 2002, Peter Prymmer wrote: I too am not completely sure if you have to rely on a Network Time Server (presumably NTP???) for the DST on-off switching. According to a FAQ just off of the page that help for the Date Time control panel takes you to: http://www.eecis.udel.edu

Re: [MacPerl-Porters] MacPerl daylight saving time issue

2002-10-01 Thread Peter Prymmer
the localtime vs. UTC time difference for some other date then I should be able to determine the dst setting for that other date by calculating today's UTC offset and comparing the quantities. Peter Prymmer