Re^5: redirect output from a command to another command

I lose portability

You'd gain portability.

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Re^6: redirect output from a command to another command by Allasso (Monk) on Mar 02, 2011 at 21:31 UTC
???? I thought I would have to depend on the machine the script is being run on having the module I need.	[reply]
Re^7: redirect output from a command to another command by ikegami (Patriarch) on Mar 03, 2011 at 00:16 UTC
That's not portability. Ease of installation, maybe? Portability is a measure of the ability to run on different platforms. The /dev/fd solution is not portable, whereas Algorithm::Diff will run on any platform that can run Perl. Just install Algorithm::Diff as part of the process of installing the script. If you use a standard installer, it's just a question of adding one line to Makefile.PL/Build.PL.	[reply]