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Johan Vromans <jvromans@squirrel.nl> wrote: :Johnny Lam <jlam@jgrind.org> 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? Not that I'm aware; volunteers welcome. HugoThread Previous | Thread Next