[Buildroot] [PATCH v8 03/11] perl: add an option for miniperl

[Arnout Vandecappelle]

On 06/10/12 15:38, François Perrad wrote:
> 2012/10/6 Arnout Vandecappelle<arnout at mind.be>:
>> On 04/10/12 22:41, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
>>>
>>> François,
>>>
>>> On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:18:19 +0200, Francois Perrad wrote:
>>>
>>>> diff --git a/package/perl/perl-install-miniperl.patch
>>>> b/package/perl/perl-install-miniperl.patch
>>>> new file mode 100644
>>>> index 0000000..7e6f8e6
>>>> --- /dev/null
>>>> +++ b/package/perl/perl-install-miniperl.patch
>>>> @@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
>>>> +Add an option -miniperl
>>>> +
>>>> +Signed-off-by: Francois Perrad<francois.perrad at gadz.org>
>>>
>>>
>>> Does this (fairly long) patch has a chance of being merged upstream? If
>>> not, then I'd prefer if we simply didn't support miniperl.
>>
>>
>>   I don't agree.  There is definitely a need for a non-bloated perl in
>> buildroot.
>> So if microperl is on its way out, this patch is needed even if upstream
>> doesn't
>> accept it.
>>
>
> miniperl is not a non-bloated perl.
> a custom install allows a small footprint, see patch 08/11.

  Ah, in that case, I also don't see much point of having miniperl in the
target, is there?

  Regards,
  Arnout

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