tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36345871.post6948594486720789045..comments2023-07-11T05:39:57.966-07:00Comments on Perl Alchemy - notes of a programmer: What really fails in installation?zbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636763782334128869noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36345871.post-69530911224696066842009-09-18T08:43:20.849-07:002009-09-18T08:43:20.849-07:00The module that needs the dependency should handle...The module that needs the dependency should handle that in its build file. So few authors do though. All the infrastruture is there already. The build file should check for the libraries it needs and complain if it can't find them.brian d foyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193842316187266664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36345871.post-13652554755498708232009-09-11T04:10:06.135-07:002009-09-11T04:10:06.135-07:00Thanks - interesting. I guess requires_external_b...Thanks - interesting. I guess requires_external_bin needs a bit more promotion then.zbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04636763782334128869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36345871.post-31825559284463737552009-09-11T02:46:48.377-07:002009-09-11T02:46:48.377-07:00Some time ago I wrote this idea http://use.perl.or...Some time ago I wrote this idea <a href="http://use.perl.org/~chorny/journal/39382" rel="nofollow">http://use.perl.org/~chorny/journal/39382</a> . Implementation I propose is not ideal one, but it is possible.<br /><br />And Module::Install has 'requires_external_bin'.chornyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03938973252154624018noreply@blogger.com