This is a discussion that belongs on par@perl.org rather than a bug, isn't it?
Dorian Taylor via RT wrote: >>> I propose that PAR::Packer be given a switch to strip out >>> architecture-dependent (i.e. XS) modules from the dependency >>> inclusion list when packing a PAR. If I missed a method of doing >>> this, then please direct me to it. It seems to me that what you're looking for is a switch guaranteed to produce broken distributions. If you want to produce a pure-perl distro that will work on Windows, then start from a pure-perl installation, not one that uses XS-based modules. > I'm not trying to make work for anybody here; I'm content to write > the code myself. I find it puzzling that the desire to only pack > pure-perl module dependencies into a PAR has never come up before. So I'd suggest you code it up and show everybody. That may resolve people's doubts about the worthiness of the idea. There've been a couple of useful suggestions about possible implementations. Cheers, Dave
