Perhaps a basic question -- I want to install a boatload of related software including Perl, Apache, mod_perl, boatloads of CPAN modules and gobs of other libraries on an Intel Xeon (dual core) Apple Xserve. Once it is all working there properly, I want to replicate it all on a few other Apple Xserves which are also Intel Xeon (quad core) based. All machines are running Leopard Server and have the same version of Xcode, etc.

Needless to say, I don't want to compile the whole enchilada multiple times. Could I install everything on one machine, and once everything is working there, just copy over the compiled binaries to the other machines and expect everything to just work?

Part of the issue would be ensuring that I am indeed copying everything I "just" installed. To do that, would it be safe to assume that if, after successfully installing everything on my "seed" machine, if I tar-gzipped the /usr/local/ directory and copied it over to the other machines, I would be grabbing everything I need?

Many thanks in advance for any insights in this.

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In reply to installing Perl (and other software) on multiple identical machines by punkish

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