[ic] Does IC install extra stuff?

Gert van der Spoel gert at 3edge.com
Thu Aug 13 19:09:30 UTC 2009


> -----Original Message-----
> From: interchange-users-bounces at icdevgroup.org [mailto:interchange-
> users-bounces at icdevgroup.org] On Behalf Of Grant
> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 9:03 AM
> To: interchange-users at icdevgroup.org
> Subject: Re: [ic] Does IC install extra stuff?
> 
> >> >> >> I'm running Gentoo and I like to have portage (Gentoo's
> package
> >> >> >> manager) manage as many of my software installations as
> possible.
> >>  I
> >> >> >> wanted to install all of IC's dependencies manually via
> portage
> >> so I
> >> >> >> answered "no" to the 2 questions about installing
> prerequisites
> >> >> during
> >> >> >> make install.  It seems like IC downloads and installs a lot
> of
> >> >> stuff
> >> >> >> though.  They seem to be perl modules.  Is there a way to
> prevent
> >> >> this
> >> >> >> from happening?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Install all the required and optional perl modules that IC uses
> >> >> before
> >> >> > you install IC.  All of the modules are listed in
> >> >> > Bundle::InterchangeKitchenSink.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Peter
> >> >>
> >> >> I should have been more clear.  I did exactly what you said, I
> >> >> installed each of the dependencies before installing IC and said
> >> 'no'
> >> >> to IC's prereq/bundle questions.  It still looked like IC was
> >> >> downloading a bunch of stuff.  Is there a way to figure out what
> >> files
> >> >> were installed?
> >> >
> >> > Is there perhaps anything more under your interchange/lib
> directory
> >> further
> >> > than lib/Vend and lib/UI  ?
> >> >
> >> > CU,
> >> >
> >> > Gert
> >>
> >> Yes, I ended up with a lot:
> >>
> >> # ls /usr/local/interchange/lib
> >> Bundle    DBI.pm  HTTP        LWP.pm  Parse        Storable.pm  Vend
> >> dbixs_rev.pl    lwptut.pod
> >> Business  Digest  Image       MIME    Roadmap.pod  TASKS.pod    WWW
> >> hints.pl        perllocal.pod
> >> DBD       File    IniConf.pm  Net     Set          Term
> Win32
> >> install_lsb.pl  relocate.pl
> >> DBI       HTML    LWP         OLE     Spreadsheet  UI           auto
> >> lwpcook.pod
> >>
> >> Is that a whole slew of perl modules?  Will IC use those instead of
> >> the ones I installed into the system via portage?
> >
> > I suppose that depends on the order in your perl lib path?
> >
> > CU,
> >
> > Gert
> 
> OK, but should all of that have been installed during a make install
> in which I'm trying to keep it as minimal as possible?  Is that the
> expected function of make install here?  I just don't have much
> experience with it.

Well I think this has also been installed when you installed the
kitchensink.
I can only say that I have noticed this behavior, it does not happen to
everybody, but I have not had enough time to investigate this further ...

CU,

Gert




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