Re^3: Using Perlbrew macOS impossible to install distributions

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Re^4: Using Perlbrew macOS impossible to install distributions by 1nickt (Canon) on Nov 28, 2017 at 13:30 UTC
There are two reasons I always have a Linux VM on Mac. First, to replicate the production build environment I'm developing for. Second, because Apple are always screwing around with things, e.g. the issue at the root of this thread (Berkeley DB must be installed manually on the lastest MacOS release prior to installing Perl); changing system perms in OS X El Capitan so the root user is unable to write to certain areas of the file system (hard to say "MacOS is UNIX" when root is not root ...), etc. Then there is the issue you mentioned below, namely the ease of installing applications and libraries on Linux versus a laborious, convoluted or even frustrating procedure on the Mac. The way forward always starts with a minimal test.	[reply]
Re^4: Using Perlbrew macOS impossible to install distributions by marto (Cardinal) on Nov 28, 2017 at 11:22 UTC
"OS X is Unix." Hence my confusion as to why so many people I've seen using a Mac need a Linux VM to get things done :P	[reply]
Re^5: Using Perlbrew macOS impossible to install distributions by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Nov 28, 2017 at 12:30 UTC
Me too. First I've heard of it being a thing. Though I can imagine why it might be so. The package managers in Linux tend to be very comprehensive. It can be a chore to get some packages installed on OS X whereas apt-get or yum or whatever tends to be pretty easy.	[reply]
Re^6: Using Perlbrew macOS impossible to install distributions by marto (Cardinal) on Nov 28, 2017 at 12:49 UTC
"It can be a chore to get some packages installed on OS X" Meh, you're probably just holding it the wrong way :P On a serious note IIRC brew is an attempt to bridge the gap somewhat.	[reply]