I've a similar although smaller situation with one of my modules and I finally decided that the only platform non-dependant solution was to keep the DB in question in the install tree of the module. That way it is the same regardless of OS.
--hsm > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Josephes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 3:12 PM > To: module-authors@perl.org > Subject: Re: Including a 480K data file with a module > > On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Chris Josephes wrote: > > > 2. Include a "make install-data" target that will unzip the data, and > then > > install it in a standard location your module will search by default. > > Would /usr/share/postal/us be a bad place? Is anyone else doing this? > > As a quick follow-up to my own post, I'll admit that this location doesn't > make any sense in the Windows world. My bad. Maybe C:\WINDOWS\POSTAL\US > ?? > > -------------------- > Christopher Josephes > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
