X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:from:to:subject:references:date:in-reply-to :message-id:mime-version:content-type; q=dns; s=default; b=ySo3A IW8J7ailXU/+nY7ebm2g6d+EUfBKyUcE1vrSMtgHoD7KrZa6IBChUXjjYYt+ZYPG zgB/EUFRZSz/vpXd5h5a2bnB7Pe6r6whoZC70/joPj4CoO8N3tKYerIj/mjauqIa r4B+Mj5B4eao7f58rlucBVG0lyliDmJ/SqLPqc= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:from:to:subject:references:date:in-reply-to :message-id:mime-version:content-type; s=default; bh=itvcBMyIdWZ l7qEwugwgwa+oofc=; b=LQPHLfuWfQ1d33c8xvWqkyn/++RN3Oo28hvbHSgeZ/1 h/TwypPabfPPoyFxdNArLdrh6iyI2rFurSwM86YvrxdV8XAL3PmJOjtFnXex5s4q NktIm0+b99rD2wslmkZGjOSxA4eyJevrynEDICaxBCfYKjncZ5znySC3oir7FWTM = Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-0.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: mail-in-16.arcor-online.net X-DKIM: Sendmail DKIM Filter v2.8.2 mail-in-01.arcor-online.net 3nz6qV0hmbzFQnV From: Achim Gratz To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Updated: Perl Distributions References: <878u60qvm1 DOT fsf AT Rainer DOT invalid> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 09:57:22 +0100 In-Reply-To: (Jim Reisert's message of "Sat, 14 Nov 2015 18:42:49 -0700") Message-ID: <87io53ej2l.fsf@Rainer.invalid> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.0.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Jim Reisert AD1C writes: >> The following Perl distributions have been updated to their latest >> versions available on CPAN. > > I normally download needed Perl modules using "cpan get". Is there > some advantage to getting the modules from the Cygwin distribution > instead? None, if you are willing and able to patch the odd ones to use system libraries instead of bundled ones, to not treat Cygwin as Win32 (because hey, there's "win" in that string) and making sure the tests actually pass, reporting such bugs upstream (preferably with a patch) and skipping the update or carrying a local patch as long as upstream is mulling over a fix. To summarize, not really any more advantages than getting any other package from the distribution instead of building it yourself. Regards, Achim. -- +<[Q+ Matrix-12 WAVE#46+305 Neuron microQkb Andromeda XTk Blofeld]>+ Factory and User Sound Singles for Waldorf rackAttack: http://Synth.Stromeko.net/Downloads.html#WaldorfSounds -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple