Re: Introducing Autoperl

[Jeff Fulmer]

I'm a little busy, but I'll check this out when I get a chance. I've
used autoconf for perl programs but it's a square peg round hole
situation. Here's an example: ftp://ftp.joedog.org/pub/sproxy/
Your project sounds promising.

Jeff

On Tue, Mar 29, 2005 at 11:10:14PM -0500, address@hidden wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'd like to let the Autoconf developers know about a related project I'm 
> working on. It's called Autoperl, and it's a partial reimplementation of 
> Autoconf/Automake but written in Perl. It tries to be 100% syntax 
> compatible with the GNU toolchain, and uses the same terminology and 
> concepts.
> 
> "Why would anyone do such a stupid thing?", you might ask...
> 
> I am a veteran Perl programmer, but I have always admired the Autoconf 
> configuration system and wanted something similar for my Perl programs. 
> Autoconf is *really* geared towards C/C++ development, and doesn't mesh 
> well with Perl, IMHO. (Yes, I know about the bin_SCRIPTS macro)
> 
> What Autoperl does differently is:
> 
>  * Automatically checks for Perl library dependencies
> 
>  * Validates the syntax of all Perl source code files during the 
> compilation phase
> 
>  * Combines all Perl modules into a single file like ld(1)
> 
>  * Creates a "config.h" in pure Perl and exports the 
> configuration variables into the application.
> 
> "But this is the Autoconf list; I don't care about Autoperl!" you may 
> say...
> 
> I wanted the Autoconf developers to be aware of this new project and to 
> think of ways of connecting Autoperl with Autoconf. It should be 
> possible to implement the Autoperl-specific macros as native Autoconf 
> macros. My goal is for Autoperl to work silently in the background and 
> do as little as possible, while Autoconf/Automake calls upon Autoperl as 
> needed.
> 
> One final thought: the next version of Autoperl will support a 'make 
> package' target that will run 'make install DESTDIR=/tmp/foo' and 
> package the results as a native binary package (RPM,DEP,TGZ,etc.) This 
> would enable developers to build native packages for many different 
> systems and architectures without any extra effort.
> 
> It would be great if Autoperl and Autoconf could cooperate! 
> 
> The Autoperl home page is:
> 
>    http://heily.com/~mark/projects/autoperl 
> 
> You can reach me at: 
> 
>    address@hidden
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Mark Heily
> Chief Autoperl hacker
> 
> 
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