Re: Making distribution on Strawberry Perl for CPAN

My best guess is that it is OK as it is only used when building the distribution, not when installing it but I wanted to check this is correct.

I, too, can't see that it matters.

However, another alternative would be to install gzip (and also tar, if you like) on your Windows system, as both are readily available:

http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/gzip.htm
http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/gtar.htm

If you happen to have Cygwin or MSYS installed, then you already have both of those utilities.

Cheers,
Rob

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Re^2: Making distribution on Strawberry Perl for CPAN by Bod (Parson) on Apr 17, 2021 at 12:02 UTC
However, another alternative would be to install gzip Yes - that's the obvious answer isn't it? Clearly I was having a senior moment... Thanks	[reply]
Re^3: Making distribution on Strawberry Perl for CPAN by perlfan (Parson) on Apr 17, 2021 at 15:25 UTC
Try out Alien::gzip before you do this manually. Not sure how this would fly on SP, but the main idea is the strategy it suggests - look for gzip, and if it's not there install it (can't suggest one personally). Another strategy is to use a module that implements gzip (or zip) in a portable way. Depending on your needs, of course.	[reply]