My bad here ... since working with Perl 5.005 ... ------ Original Message ------ Received: Fri, 03 May 2024 02:37:19 PM EDT From: "Kalpesh Patel" <kalpesh.pa...@usa.net> To: Bruce Schuck <bsch...@asgard-systems.com>, GnuCash User <gnucash-user@gnucash.org>Cc: Kalpesh Patel <kalpesh.pa...@usa.net>, Fred Tydeman <tydeman.f...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [GNC] Finance::Quote PreRelease 1.61_03
> Hi Bruce, > > Indeed it is old school way to generate make file and install Perl modules. I > do recall doing so on many iterations since working with Perl 5.10 days when > CPAN was in its infancy for couple of Financial Houses I was employed at that > were big time into Perl. Especially trying to build SSLeay module with > OpneSSL, z-lib (or was it libz) and other dependent libraries' headers on SUN > Ultra Sparc 2's back then. What a nightmare (or fun) that was... > > Anyways I was more interested in making sure that Fred had generated correctly > and not adopted from somewhere else that might be somewhat bastardized one. I > also got thrown off a bit in that when I cloned the repo for 1.61_03, it > didn't have Makefile.PL so it was more to make sure it was installed from > correct source. > > I looked at Makefile.PL for 1.61 source at CPAN and it does NOT have CPAN > listed in PREREQ_PM or in %FallbackPrereqs. Might be worth adding to it... > > > ------ Original Message ------ > Received: Fri, 03 May 2024 11:30:22 AM EDT > From: Bruce Schuck <bsch...@asgard-systems.com> > To: GnuCash User <gnucash-user@gnucash.org>Cc: Kalpesh Patel > <kalpesh.pa...@usa.net>, Fred Tydeman <tydeman.f...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [GNC] Finance::Quote PreRelease 1.61_03 > > > On May 2, 2024 at 23:44:53 EDT Kalpesh wrote: > > > > > That is possible that there is no depend target in the make file. > > > Just curious how you built/get the make file for it? > > > > Kalpesh, > > > > The old school method of installing Perl modules. > > > > The makefile is created by running "perl Makefile.PL". Then one would > > execute "make", "make test", and "make install". When I first started > > using Perl, there was no "cpan" or "cpanm" that automated much of the > > process. Fetching prerequisites and installing them is one of the major > > reasons for using cpan/cpanm. It's been such a long time since I had > > used the OG module install method that I forgot that it does not have a > > mechanism for fetching and installing dependencies. Back in the day the > > dependencies were typically noted in the module's README file and one > > had to manually retrieve and install them. > > > > This method is definitely not for Perl novices. These days it's more for > > those who display masochistic tendencies... > > > > Bruce S. > > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
