On Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 10:30:47AM -0800, Tyler MacDonald wrote: > Chris Dolan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >* for windows only > > >* only includes Foo-Bar, but not it's dependecies > > It will auto-install dependencies just like CPAN, I believe. And, > > yes, it's currently Windows-only. Didn't you offer bonus points for > > Windows?? > > Um, no it isn't! > > http://ppm.activestate.com/ > > PPMs are built for a variety of platforms, windows, OSX, and various > unixes. > > You can download ActivePerl for these platforms here: > > http://www.activestate.com/Products/Download/Download.plex?id=ActivePerl > > - Tyler
I'm somewhat new to the Perl community, so I don't know much history about PPM + perl, but I think PPM is actually a pretty good tool. We use it extensively for the applications we develop. All of our product code is built into perl modules, and then we build them into ppd/tarballs. Then installing the product is just a matter of installing an ActivePerl (which gives us ppm), and then ppm installing all the packages. This makes it really easy to deploy and re-use code. I'm really interested in how other people who build products in code build/deploy their stuff. I think this would be rad: - PPM becomes part of the perl core - All CPAN packages are built to into PPDs automatically on common platforms - PPM is extended to allow installing into non-root locations This would allow non-perl people to install perl packages much easier, without having to mess with the CPAN shell and running tests. It would also make installing CPAN packages into hosted environments much easier. Any thoughts? Luke -- Luke Closs PureMessage Developer There is always time to juggle in the Sophos Zone.
