[oe] perl-native, why again?
Tom Rini
tom_rini at mentor.com
Wed Jun 16 15:15:28 UTC 2010
Koen Kooi wrote:
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> On 16-06-10 00:15, Tom Rini wrote:
>> Hey all,
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>> 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).
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> 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.
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Tom Rini
Mentor Graphics Corporation
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