RE: r11190 again! 0.2808_04 will not install in Strawberry Perl 5.10.0.2...

On Mon, 15 Sep 2008, David Golden wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 3:54 PM, Eric Wilhelm
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > potentially needing to bundle it or etc. Alternatively, we can
> > conditionally use it wherever we have it (which means anyone who
> > hits backtick quoting bugs can simply install IPC::Cmd and move on.)
>
> -1 for "anyone who hits... bugs can simply..."
>
> If we know they need it, either bundle it or make it a prerequisite.
>
> Personally, I'm leery of IPC::Cmd from prior experience getting
> CPANPLUS to work on Win32, but maybe now that it's core, it's more
> robust. CPAN Testers results seem to show a checkered history, but
> improved of late.

IPC::Cmd on Windows needs IPC::Run to capture output buffers, and
IPC::Run is not part of the core.  I'm not paying full attention
here right now, but I suspect that the buffering functionality is
why you are considering IPC::Run here in the first place.

Cheers,
-Jan