From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from relay1.mentorg.com ([192.94.38.131]) by linuxtogo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OOuPM-0002LR-5M for openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org; Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:20:08 +0200 Received: from svr-orw-exc-08.mgc.mentorg.com ([147.34.98.97]) by relay1.mentorg.com with esmtp id 1OOuL0-00012q-CE from Tom_Rini@mentor.com for openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org; Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:15:34 -0700 Received: from na2-mail.mgc.mentorg.com ([134.86.114.213]) by SVR-ORW-EXC-08.mgc.mentorg.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:15:34 -0700 Received: from [172.30.80.160] ([172.30.80.160]) by na2-mail.mgc.mentorg.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:15:33 -0600 Message-ID: <4C18EA90.6040006@mentor.com> Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:15:28 -0700 From: Tom Rini Organization: Mentor Graphics Corporation User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (X11/20100411) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org References: <4C17FB97.1080505@mentor.com> In-Reply-To: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 16 Jun 2010 15:15:33.0375 (UTC) FILETIME=[C3D850F0:01CB0D66] X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 192.94.38.131 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: Tom_Rini@mentor.com X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on discovery X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 X-SA-Exim-Version: 4.2.1 (built Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:20:07 +0000) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes (on linuxtogo.org) Subject: Re: perl-native, why again? X-BeenThere: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Reply-To: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org List-Id: Using the OpenEmbedded metadata to build Distributions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:20:15 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Koen Kooi wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > 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