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Hmm (Score:2)
Telling me that Makefile.PL shouldn't prompt though is just wrong. There's a lot of cases where it should. What about optional modules (via ExtUtils::AutoInstall - the recommended way by CPAN testers)? What about locations of things like the httpd when you need to test mod_perl modules (and no, finding it in the usual paths isn't
Re:Hmm (Score:2)
Prompting: well, like I said, it's not always possible. But if you can get those things into command line arguments it means I can decide them all up front and come back to that window after lunch. (It also makes it easier to put modules into core. The main perl source has recently eliminated one of the last interactive prompts (at install time). Of course, you may never want your mod_perl modules in core. :) ) If someone's installing something as complicated as a mod_perl module, I'd say there's
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Re:Hmm (Score:2)
As for CD makers, they should take some more time and effort over it - contact the authors of things you want to put on there, and offer them a free copy ferchristsake. The CPAN is a free resource and everyone can get it, so don't try and con people into thinking that it's a massive bonus to be able to get a version of this software without downloading it.
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