[Catalyst] Is it normal to have lots of trouble installing catalyst?

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On the heels of that, take 2.

On Tuesday, February 7, 2006, at 09:48  PM, John Napiorkowski wrote:
> I'm sorry if I sound a bit pissy and frustrated, but
> if you go to http://www.catalyst.org I am specifically
> told on the landing page:
>
> "Catalyst went right in without a question or a
> dependency to follow (might be I just happened to have
> everything underneath; OS X 10.2). Had the skeleton of
> an app set up and running with the built-in server in
> 30 seconds."
I wrote that in the CPAN reviews for Catalyst 5.33.
It was true then. There have been a few dozen
dependencies added since. I've been meaning to
go amend the review or do a new one for 5.6X.

> As far as CPAN being for "people who know how to use
> it" I have to say that I've been developing
> applications on Perl using CPAN for 10 years and
> although I am not a guru like Larry or Damian or
> others I feel I know how to use Perl to work.  I've
> installed dozens of CPAN modules in my time, including
> some tricky ones that required compiling and system
> configuration.  In any case CPAN is widely spoken of
> as one of the main reasons to use Perl.  I have never
> heard CPAN spoken of for experts only, although
> certainly some modules are known to be more
> troublesome to install.
>
Me too, Sri. It tacitly called anyone who has had
trouble with the installs "incompetent."

I love Catalyst but I haven't been enjoying your
responses: a) it's fine, b) it's your fault, c) it's a
problem with the CPAN.

-Ashley