On Wed, 29 Jun 2005, A. Pagaltzis wrote: > * imacat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-06-29 12:40]: > > But it may prevent users without a working C-compiler (the > > expensive MS Visual C++?) to use it. > > Err, what? On any system other than Windows, the compiler is > considered part of the system. People living in the darkness of > Windows will just have to wait for someone who does have a > compiler to provide them with a PPD.
ActiveState has an automated system that builds a ppm package of CPAN distributions (including those needing a C compiler), usually within a week of being uploaded, as long as the distribution, and all its prerequisites, build and test OK. If this doesn't happen, there are people who take requests for making up ppm packages. Alternatively, there are free C compilers for Windows, including Visual C++ 7, for people willing to build their own perl. -- best regards, randy kobes
