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On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:15:17 +0100, Tom Christiansen <tchrist@perl.com> wrote: >>> Of course ExtUtils has to be portable. > >> And yet it isn't. I was trying to make the point that even in a project <SNIP> > >> More awareness and knowledge about portability, when it applies, is sore<SNIP> > > I'm pretty sure that you're using "portable" as a veiled > reference to "will even work on Microsoft systems". No. I mean: Will work across the largest possible range of OS architectures, from AmigaOS to VMS, without the developer having to think about it in the first place. Whenever possible i use solutions that recognize and adapt to the OS where needed. -- With regards, Christian WaldeThread Previous | Thread Next