Re: getting new VMS extensions into Perl (was Re: [blead 2009-05-29.22:08:17] vms.c EFS logical name fix.)

Craig A. Berry wrote:
> On Jun 10, 2009, at 7:29 PM, John E. Malmberg wrote:
> 
> 
> There is considerable interest currently in removing extensions from the 
> core and reluctance to add them.  This derives from somewhat of a binge 
> in adding new extensions in recent years that add to the maintenance 
> burden of the core developers at a time when the core developers have 
> become spread rather thin.  The basic criteria now are that to be in 
> core an extension should be essential for building Perl and/or 
> installing other extensions.  Arguably VMS::Feature and VMS::Logical 
> could meet these criteria since they expose aspects of the environment 
> that are of interest when building things.  But as far as anyone who 
> would have any say in incorporating them is concerned, they don't exist 
> because they are not on CPAN.  Get them on CPAN and other possibilities 
> arise, though probably not before Perl 5.12.0.

If we can get them into CPAN, would it be acceptable to make them a 
requirement for other CPAN modules to use them just on the VMS platform?

Regards,
-John
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