Changes between Version 10 and Version 11 of Distribution

Timestamp:

09/10/09 08:14:52 (4 years ago)

Author:

szabgab

Comment:

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Distribution

@@ -4 +4 @@
 ( see this thread http://mail.perlide.org/pipermail/padre-dev/2009-August/001189.html )
 
-= Packaging and Distribution of Padre =
+= Packaging and Distributing of Padre =
 
 The primary distribution channel of Padre and the plugins is CPAN. 
@@ -14 +14 @@
 == Linux/Unix/BSD ==
 
-=== downstream distributions ===
+=== Downstream distributions ===
 
 Based on the CPAN package the downstream distributors (Debian, Fedora, Mandriva, FreeBSD etc.) 
 create their .deb, .rpm etc. files. 
 The [wiki:Download] page contains information about the people who 
-maintain those packages in those distribution and the status.
+maintain those packages in those distribution and their status.
 
-=== downstream distributions - backporting ===
+=== Downstream distributions - backporting ===
 
-I don't think we have any backporting.
+I don't think we have any backporting going on.
 
-=== downloadable exe ===
+=== Downloadable exe - full perl with Padre inside ===
+
+This is for people who might not want to touch their system or 
+production perl (e.g. they don't use threaded perl) and people who 
+don't want to spend 1-2 hours (or sometimes more) installing Padre from CPAN.
 
 There is a plan to create a module called [source:trunk/Perl-Dist-XL/lib/Perl/Dist/XL.pm Perl::Dist::XL] which would create
@@ -37 +41 @@
 
 
-=== downloadable exe based on PAR ===
+=== Downloadable exe - based on PAR ===
 
 PAR based executable: We have tried to make a PAR based executable 
 but there is a complex issue that currently stops us 
 (ORLite::Migrate and PAR not working well together) See #294 and #399
-For now we have stopped the resarch in this direction.
+For now we have stopped the research in this direction but if you have
+the tuits we'll be happy to see a solution. Talk to us, especially tsee and Alias,
+on IRC.
 
-=== installation based on Shipwright ===
+=== Installation based on Shipwright ===
 
 There is a project on Github attempting to create a Shipwright
 package for Padre: https://github.com/garu/shipwright-padre
-Ask garu for the current situation. See #514
+Ask garu on IRC for the current situation. See #514
 
-=== based on !ActivePerl ===
+=== Based on !ActivePerl ===
 
 See #508 for details.
-
 
 
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 No idea. Maybe the above [source:trunk/Perl-Dist-XL/lib/Perl/Dist/XL.pm Perl::Dist::XL] will work there too.
-See #513
+See #513 and see #508 for !ActivePerl