perl-native, why again?

perl-native, why again?

[Tom Rini]

Hey all,

I was wondering, is there a reason for perl native aside from cpan?  If 
no, have we tried setting things up such that system perl uses a local 
to $TMPDIR cpan install spot?

I ask since once perl-native exist, stuff can get very unfun (too long 
#!/path/to/perl isn't fun at all).

Thanks.

-- 
Tom Rini
Mentor Graphics Corporation

Re: perl-native, why again?

[Koen Kooi]

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On 16-06-10 00:15, Tom Rini wrote:
> Hey all,
> 
> I was wondering, is there a reason for perl native aside from cpan?  If
> no, have we tried setting things up such that system perl uses a local
> to $TMPDIR cpan install spot?
> 
> I ask since once perl-native exist, stuff can get very unfun (too long
> #!/path/to/perl isn't fun at all).

You can only crosscompile $version of perl if your host is the same
$version. You will get very strange bugs otherwise. That was for perl
5.6 or something, dunno if perl and/or our recipes have improved since.

regards,

Koen
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Re: perl-native, why again?

[Tom Rini]

Koen Kooi wrote:
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> On 16-06-10 00:15, Tom Rini wrote:
>> Hey all,
>>
>> I was wondering, is there a reason for perl native aside from cpan?  If
>> no, have we tried setting things up such that system perl uses a local
>> to $TMPDIR cpan install spot?
>>
>> I ask since once perl-native exist, stuff can get very unfun (too long
>> #!/path/to/perl isn't fun at all).
> 
> You can only crosscompile $version of perl if your host is the same
> $version. You will get very strange bugs otherwise. That was for perl
> 5.6 or something, dunno if perl and/or our recipes have improved since.

OK, so that rings a vague bell as well, the crossperl thing.  Need to 
think a little bit about that one as well then, thanks.

-- 
Tom Rini
Mentor Graphics Corporation