hi folks, we are currently thinking about different ways to package perl 6 modules, and would love to get your ideas an input! the basic problem is that perl 6 pre-compiled modules on load, and we have two ways to deal with this: ship the precompiled modules, making each package depend on a fairly specific runtime version, or pre-compile on module install and runtime upgrade. Details at https://wiki.debian.org/Perl6PreCompProposal Any input would be greatly appreciated, but I also have specific questions around your experiences with the perl 5 -xs- modules: - are the tight relationships between the packages and the runtime and the resulting need for transitions a problem? - how does this scale? would it still work if all modules were involved, not just the -xs- ones? - you need to do such a transition for each major runtime upgrade, how would you feel if you had to do this more often? Would it be feasible to do it every month? - the +b1 +b2 version of the modules, are they automatically created? How? thanks robert -- Robert Lemmen http://www.semistable.com
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