It looks like Net::Daemon uses only Perl code (nothing
compiled), but depends on many other modules. I have once
included a module (having no control over the client's
server) rather than force its installation. By what I see,
you could do that, here. Put the .pm file in your source,
include the other modules it needs (in the correct
directories) and use it.
Or, pull the code you need out of the modules and use it in
your own files. Be careful not to violate license
restrictions (Net::Daemon is released as GPL or Artistic
License), and give proper credit to the author(s).
Of course, this doesn't address the "I've been forbidden to
do it, but I will anyway" dilemma. ;-)
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I've come a across this attitude in a couple of places. My usual tactic is to point out that either I can use the module which has been installed and tested on thousands of servers over the last few years, or I can try to write my own code to reproduce the functionality in the module in my own code. Of course I point out that I can't guarantee that my own code will be a safe and efficient as the CPAN module.
Plan B would be to find a new job with less idiots in the sysadmin group :-)
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Yes, you should be able to just throw it, and any modules it relies on, into the same directory as your script. Then, just
use lib qw( . );
Usually, when they won't install the modules is it because they think there is somehow more of a security risk in installing the modules "on the server" than there is in letting you run your scripts on the server in the first place. These types of morons^H^H^H^H^H^Hpeople usually won't notice that you have "installed" modules into your project. But if you're paranoid about it, just strip out everything but the code, and say it is part of your project.
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[d/l] |
Happy ending!
After a wee bit of talking, the powers-that-be decided it would be harmless to install the module afterall, so now it's installed and my script is able to run without modification. Whoo!
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