Re: DBI package problem?

On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 12:42:44AM +0200, [email protected] wrote:
> > • dependencies
> >
> > I still think that DBI should be XS, and people should really try
> > very very hard to make that work. Pure-perl DBI won't fly. Modules
> > and applications that are now depending on DBI do not want to be
> > depending on an extra layer, however thin it might be.
> 
> Ah yes, I think we can easily agree that there should not be an extra
> layer.  Just a proper selection mechanism that imports the best
> available module at compile time.
> 
> As it is right now, PurePerl DBI is very hard to use because it doesn't
> install, except in cases where XS works (and PurePerl is thus pointless).

I'm curious about the environment you're targeting that doesn't have a
compiler. Can you enlighten me?

> > DBI is Tim's product, but getting more and more a community effort.
> > I bet he'd love your work on getting DBI::PurePerl working [...]
> 
> Tim, what say ye?

I'd happily take a patch to Makefile.PL that detects the lack of a C
compiler and then alters %opts so WriteMakefile() writes a Makefile
that won't try to compile DBI.xs etc etc.

Tim.