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Hi there, On Tue, 7 Mar 2023, Ovid wrote: > Caveat: I could just be a moron :) No, I don't think that. :) > ... > The problem: a new client is using system Perl for a large product that's > been running for decades. Many of *their* clients have the code installed > locally, so it's non-trivial to fix. > > Clients who use this can write plugins for the code, but due to their > understandable desire to not risk breaking system Perl, they will often > [make a big mess] > ... > I think the Perl core should consider a solution for this. My feelings are that when you've developed something foolproof someone will come along with a better fool so a Perl core solution won't hold, and anyway that there are ways to handle this kind of thing already. I'd be thinking about e.g. a playpen using Docker or Snap, or even VMs. I've always been pleasantly surprised by the performance I see using this kind of stuff, you get a lot of extras almost free, and it makes the control of the installations - assuming anybody cares - a breeze. -- 73, Ged.Thread Previous | Thread Next