On on Oct 10, 2006, grinder wrote:
Nice code, but, I hate to break it to you, but you're using the wrong web
site. If you used Randy Kobes's site, you'd already have it on the page:
YAML-AppConfig
@ kobes
Either that, or CPANTS lists the information as well
YAML-AppConfig @ cpants
Hmmm... you've given me an idea, some bookmarklets would come in handy for this stuff.
Glad I could provide some inspiration. I'd be very interested in seeing a
Bookmarklet, indeed, for CPAN module information! Very cool. ;-)
I do have to make a correction, however, for the benefit of those
that cannot read the code. Listing the modules required by a chosen CPAN
module is only 1/3 of the functionality of the solution shown above. The
other 2/3 are:
- print information on whether the prerequisite is part of the
core Perl distribution ("bundled with Perl"), and if so, when
(for what Perl release) that became true; and
- print information on the result of detecting the presence of
said modules on the user's system.
Changing websites to Kobe or CPANTS isn't going to accomplish the latter
2/3 of the functionality of the code above (nor answer the FAQ chatterbox
question, "How can I tell whether I have that module already?", that
prompted this contribution.
The latter 2 operations are fundamentally local in nature and nothing short
of a complex client-side scripting project is going to make that info
available in the http user agent (browser).
Boy, I did a good job of moderating my tone in this response and not
displaying my disappointment over receiving such a careless, clueless
comment / evaluation / feedback ... didn't I. grinder usually does
better.
Soren A / somian / perlspinr / Intrepid
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