Re: [Nms-cgi-devel] New script idea: install.pl

[Jonathan S. <gel...@ge...>]

On Wed, 27 Feb 2002, Ivor Williams wrote:

> I am posting this to the NMS project developers list - please accept my
> humble apologies if this is not appropriate. The reason for choosing this
> list is that this tool would be very useful to the project, concurrent with
> its aims, and people on the project will be in a good position to judge how
> to implement.
>
> Whereas for modules, CPAN etc has a well defined install procedure (perl
> makefile.pl; make; make test; make install), nothing comparable exists for
> scripts.
>
> OK, so you just copy the script into cgi-bin, that's it?
>

<snip good stuff>

The thing to bear in mind that a majority of the target audience will be
doing just that, FTPing up the program files to their directory on some
webhotel - an installer sounds like a good plan but its not going to make
a blind bit of difference to these people.

/J\
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