Dear Wise Perl Monks,

I am looking for commentary. We have a system comprised primarily of perl scripts. We want to refactor some code and use libraries to help improve the abstraction and robustness of the code. (Currently cut 'n paste is preferred.)

The problem is this: should each application be installed with a local copy of the modules it needs, or should they link to a fixed shared location.

The shared location has the advantage that bug fixes can be propagated. The local copies have the advantage of encapsulating each program.

A few more details: The project is large (100k+ lines), and there is no real source/build control. And, should a local copy of a module be used, the "don't fix it if it ain't broken" approach ensures a disincentive to upgrading to a bug-fixed version until a failure occurs.

Thoughts?

In reply to Static / Dynamic Linking by Anonymous Monk

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