Greetings Monks! We sometimes put together Perl code that we freely distribute, and sometimes things get a little complicated in terms of the user having to set things up. For example, they might have to set paths, or even have some other piece of software installed (either a CPAN module or, heaven forbid, something that isn't even Perl (we avoid this as best we can though :))

We are now trying to think of ways to make life easier for the user, and there seem to be at least two options. One is to come up with scripts like Perl's own Configure, or perhaps to use a tool like Gnu's autoconf. Any thoughts on this?

We'd just like to make the setup of our systems as convenient as it can be. If anyone has examples of how other systems have handled this, those would be most appreciated!

Cordially, Ted

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