On our CPAN search site at http://cpan.uwinnipeg.ca/htdocs/faqs/cpan-search.html I've been looking at a method whereby, after a client does some initial setup and configuration, special links can be used to launch applications that will install ppm packages (via the ppm utility) and also build and install CPAN distributions (via the CPAN/CPANPLUS modules). This uses PAR::WebStart, which is a Perl implementation of Java's WebStart. Details on how to set things up are described at http://cpan.uwinnipeg.ca/par/webstart.html which also discusses some security issues.
PAR-WebStart has a dependency on Module::Signature, which in turn depends on a whole rash of other modules. At least for ActivePerl 8xx, ppm packages of everything are available in ActiveState's repository, http://www.bribes.org/perl/ppm/, and http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/. This is still in development; if you try it out, I'd be interested in hearing any comments, problems, etc. - thanks. -- best regards, randy kobes _______________________________________________ ActivePerl mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
