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From:
David E. Wheeler
Date:
June 23, 2009 23:35
Subject:
Re: Perl 5.10.1
Message ID:
AB7A919B-8148-408B-8BB3-C7FA992BD1A8@kineticode.com
On Jun 23, 2009, at 11:12 PM, Rafael Garcia-Suarez wrote:
> To me, detesting packaging systems is a bit like detesting version
> control systems... and I know the guts of rpm enough to know how
> hateful they can be.
I'm not talking about the source code for packaging systems; I likely
know less than you do. What I know is that they are always behind the
release curve, often integrate unreleased patches (!), and don't use
stuff I've compiled and installed myself as dependencies. And the time
they save me compared to compiling is negligible compared with the
time I typically spend configuring the software to work once it's
installed.
> Going back is not easy, unless you never install any modules, and
> don't use any program that embeds perl or that is linked with
> libperl.so (like mod_perl, or things like the vim editor on my ubuntu
> system). Perl is actually pretty low on the dependency chain.
Only a fool would upgrade a production box to a new release and
completely replace the existing version in the process. One typically
installs it in a completely separate root, and if it fails, you delete
that version without any effect on the installed version. Any admin of
average skill can do this, and should.
Best,
David
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