Re^3: Shell style line-editing without benefit of CPAN modules

[samtregar]

True enough. Although I'd still like Perl even without CPAN. ;-)

To be honest, I don't. If CPAN weren't a factor I'm sure I'd have switched long ago - Scheme, Python and TCL all have syntax that makes more sense to me. CPAN, both as a place to find code and a place to share it, is what makes Perl my language of choice.

Re-reading, I realized I forgot to throw in a link to Krang. Krang is a big hairy Apache/mod_perl app that can be distributed and installed without requiring any external modules. It packages the CPAN modules it needs and has a build system that allows you to build on one machine and install on another. Overkill for a little script, perhaps, but another take on the problem.

-sam

[Ace128]

Hmm, wonder then how CPAN got so big in the first place... Yes, given Perl is rather old, but still. Perl 5 came 1994, Python came 1990, and Ruby 1995...

[samtregar]

If you're really curious, pick up a copy of my book. Short version: the will-power and vision of a few key people made it possible. Yes, the community matters but without our librarians we'd just have a bunch of FTP sites like everyone else.

-sam

[Ace128]

Hmm, $1.89 for a book that really costs $34.95? Haven't really used this Amazon stuff, but $1.89 I can afford... ;) But, seems little too good to be true though... I mean such a decrease...