[oe] 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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