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Question Why is tokyocabinet not in CPAN? http://fallabs.com/tokyocabinet/perldoc/ I need the faster DBM but my sysadmin finds this setup funky.

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Re: tokyocabinet and CPAN
by marto (Cardinal) on May 30, 2013 at 15:11 UTC

    I'd suggest asking the author, their contact details are on their site. Incidentally they recommend using Kyoto Cabinet over Tokyo Cabinet:

    "BTW, do you know Kyoto Cabinet? Actually, it is more powerful and convenient library than Tokyo Cabinet. At this distance of time, Kyoto Cabinet surpasses Tokyo Cabinet in every aspects. I strongly recommend you to use Kyoto Cabinet.

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Re: tokyocabinet and CPAN
by Old_Gray_Bear (Bishop) on May 30, 2013 at 15:20 UTC
    Tokyo Cabinet (and Kyoto Cabinet, the follow on project) are not in CPAN because the Project Owners (FAL Labs) didn't put them there. Are you volunteering to do the work? The API is documented for you already. All you need to do is package it up and submit it to CPAN. Then comes the hard part -- you have to maintain your package as FAL labs make improvements. It's not that hard, it just takes a little time and interest. It's your itch, you scratch it.

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