Re: Save a few hunderd kilobytes or a few hundred perl users?

[Johan Vromans]

[Quoting Hugo van der Sanden, on May 1 2002, 15:06, in "Re: Save a few hunde"]
> Johan Vromans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> :Whatever approach we take, two major problems must be solved to
> :accomplish this:
> : 1: A perl distribution must be able to be (re)located anywhere and
> :use itself as a starting point to find its additional libraries
> :and modules.
> :The way ActiveState's rpm handles it (by patching the binaries and
> :scripts) works, but defeats the rpm functionality to verify an
> :installation.
> : 2: Add-on modules (base-perl and site-perl) must be able to fit
> :themselves into an existing perl installation so they can be
> :distributed in prebuilt form.
> :
> :In short, we need componentized, prebuilt distributions.
> :
> :Is this being worked on already?
> 
> Not that I'm aware; volunteers welcome.

Okay, I'll bite.
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-- Johan

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Re: Save a few hunderd kilobytes or a few hundred perl users?

[Johan Vromans]

Johnny Lam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

>   perl-5.10.0
>   perl-library-standard-1.0
>   perl-library-ISP-1.0
>   ...

Whatever approach we take, two major problems must be solved to
accomplish this:
 1: A perl distribution must be able to be (re)located anywhere and
use itself as a starting point to find its additional libraries
and modules.
The way ActiveState's rpm handles it (by patching the binaries and
scripts) works, but defeats the rpm functionality to verify an
installation.
 2: Add-on modules (base-perl and site-perl) must be able to fit
themselves into an existing perl installation so they can be
distributed in prebuilt form.

In short, we need componentized, prebuilt distributions.

Is this being worked on already?

-- Johan

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