I expect/hope there'll be repositories from which *.pbc libraries can be
installed (a bit like PPM), removing the necessity of external build
tools for plain vanilla users. Also, maybe "perl6 for power users" live
CD's by ActiveState et al.
brad clawsie wrote:
linux distributions do not have full degrees of freedom with regards to
their base packaging - there is the implicit limiting factor of the 700
MB ISO file size for standard CDs. to overshoot this would limit
adoption mostly to those with dvd burners or those willing to purchase
dvd installation disks.
a perl6 distribution should also honor some implicit limit on how large
a package size a prospective user should need to deal with in order to
get going. i'm not sure what this limit is, but considering that many
perl users access the internet using slow and thin connections, the
perl6 team should strive to keep this download size as small as possible
to allow newish users to learn the language. advanced users already know
how to get packages from their OS packaging system or CPAN, there is no
need to hand-hold them in this regard.
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