On Thu, 12 Dec 2002, Andy Wolf wrote: > Is MakeMaker the wrong tool for this task ? Do I have to invent the wheel > and write my own installation script ? Or can this be done somehow with a > simple "perl Makefile.PL" ?
This can be done with MakeMaker, by subclassing it (in its weird way) and rewriting the generated Makefile to call various scripts/programs to install the app. You can also prompt the user and so on. However, my experience with this is that it's a huge pain in the ass. I'd strongly recommend taking a look at Module::Build, which lets you do everything in pure Perl (no Makefiles). Writing an app installer with Module::Build is far easier than with MakeMaker. -dave /*================== www.urth.org we await the New Sun ==================*/
