Re: VirtualBox and Perl installation(s)

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Re^2: VirtualBox and Perl installation(s) by mascip (Pilgrim) on Feb 21, 2012 at 01:14 UTC
Thank you for precious answers, the server-computer analogy made it all more clear :o) Still not perfectly clear, but a lot more. 1. Perl I am thinking of using linked clones for the OS (Windows XP) and softwares, and maybe Perl's installation (i'm still not clear about this, i don't know why). 2. CPAN modules For the modules, I read this article, which seems to answer my question. If i understood well (all this is quite new to me), by using the scripts presented there, i would - Download and install CPAN modules normally on my host computer - Script "Listing 4" would read the list of my CPAN modules and download them to my shared folder - Script "Listing 5" would build all of these modules to make them "ready-to-install" - Script "Listing 6" would install them on a computer (repeat this operation for each computer). This method is quite old (2004), is there any better way now? perlbrew?? I really don't know much about it, is it worth looking into, for my needs ? 3. Source code Is it possible to have my source code only in one place ? Could i then run scripts with WWW::Mechanize::Firefox from each of the computers? Otherwize i guess revision control will be my solution. PS : As i run all my guests on the same host, i think i can use VirtualBox's shared folder for the CPAN installation trick... and for my source code ??	[reply]

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Re^2: VirtualBox and Perl installation(s)
by mascip (Pilgrim) on Feb 21, 2012 at 01:14 UTC

Thank you for precious answers, the server-computer analogy made it all more clear :o) Still not perfectly clear, but a lot more.

1. Perl
I am thinking of using linked clones for the OS (Windows XP) and softwares, and maybe Perl's installation (i'm still not clear about this, i don't know why).

2. CPAN modules
For the modules, I read this article, which seems to answer my question.
If i understood well (all this is quite new to me), by using the scripts presented there, i would

- Download and install CPAN modules normally on my host computer

- Script "Listing 4" would read the list of my CPAN modules and download them to my shared folder

- Script "Listing 5" would build all of these modules to make them "ready-to-install"

- Script "Listing 6" would install them on a computer (repeat this operation for each computer).

This method is quite old (2004), is there any better way now? perlbrew?? I really don't know much about it, is it worth looking into, for my needs ?

3. Source code
Is it possible to have my source code only in one place ?
Could i then run scripts with WWW::Mechanize::Firefox from each of the computers?
Otherwize i guess revision control will be my solution.

PS : As i run all my guests on the same host, i think i can use VirtualBox's shared folder for the CPAN installation trick... and for my source code ??

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