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Re: writing a nice installation program/scriptby CubicSpline (Friar) |
on Jul 30, 2002 at 12:58 UTC ( [id://186188]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
Most of my perl is written under Windows using ActiveState and I've written my share of installation scripts with it.
The first thing I would suggest is that you download all of the modules that you need and package them up with your installation script (do this on a CD if you have to), but that way you are sure you can install them if necessary. Here's some psuedocode that I would use when trying to address the problem that you're describing:
1. get the list of packages currently installed:
Not sure if this is any help, but maybe something to think about. Good luck!
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