in reply to OT Sick of make, is there a replacement?
There's Module::Build, which uses perl to avoid the creation of makefiles.
I hate it, but many others regard it favourably - it can definitely be classified as an "alternative" to makefiles.
Cheers, Rob
Re^2: Sick of make, is there a replacement?
by CountZero (Bishop) on Aug 05, 2015 at 06:23 UTC
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And then the Powers That Be have decided to take Module::Build out of core, which means that you will first need make to install Module::Build.Aristotle gives a good overview of the problems with Module::Build and the promises never fulfilled.
CountZero A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little or too much, neither needless loops nor useless variables, neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity." - The Tao of Programming, 4.1 - Geoffrey James My blog: Imperial Deltronics
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If you want to know what is wrong with p5p: regarding the failure of an installer that never added support for XS modules as "its greatest success" sums it up.
An installer that doesn't handle XS, has only to copy files from where they get untarred to where they need to be in the filesystem; and after 10 years it couldn't even do that.
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you will first need make to install Module::Build
No, you don't actually need make to install Module::Build.
From its README:
To install "Module::Build", and any other module that uses
"Module::Build" for its installation process, do the following:
perl Build.PL # 'Build.PL' script creates the 'Build' script
./Build # Need ./ to ensure we're using this "Build" scrip
+t
./Build test # and not another one that happens to be in the PA
+TH
./Build install
Module::Build does ship with a Makefile.PL, thus making it possible to install using EU::MM and a make utility.
But you're not forced to install it that way.
Cheers, Rob
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Re^2: Sick of make, is there a replacement?
by Anonymous Monk on Aug 05, 2015 at 06:54 UTC
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