Re: Distribute script with dependencies

If your script and its (non-core) dependencies are all pure Perl, you can get away by using App::fatpacker, which creates one huge script out of your modules and your script.

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Re^2: Distribute script with dependencies by kcalvelli (Novice) on Oct 25, 2013 at 22:26 UTC
This was the solution I went with. I had considered using App::fatpacker earlier, but discounted this option due to the fact that one of my dependencies used autoload. After weighing all options, I decided to hack up the dependency to remove autoload. Since everything was pure perl, I now have a big, fat script that "has no dependencies" as requested. So far we are running fine on RHEL6 and AIX7.1. Haven't tried on an AIX6 box yet .... Of course maintenance will be more challenging going forward, but no more challenging than many of my other options. Thanks, Monks!	[reply]

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Re^2: Distribute script with dependencies
by kcalvelli (Novice) on Oct 25, 2013 at 22:26 UTC

This was the solution I went with.

I had considered using App::fatpacker earlier, but discounted this option due to the fact that one of my dependencies used autoload. After weighing all options, I decided to hack up the dependency to remove autoload. Since everything was pure perl, I now have a big, fat script that "has no dependencies" as requested. So far we are running fine on RHEL6 and AIX7.1. Haven't tried on an AIX6 box yet ....

Of course maintenance will be more challenging going forward, but no more challenging than many of my other options.

Thanks, Monks!

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