[Catalyst] Re: packaging and porting Catalyst

[Bill Moseley]

On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 04:04:09PM +0100, A. Pagaltzis wrote:
> * Bill Moseley <moseley at hank.org> [2006-10-30 16:00]:
> > One disadvantage of generating packages for distributions is
> > that users without root access (such as on shared hosting)
> > cannot install the packages.
> > 
> > I have a tarball I used for on Debian Stable that I unpack into
> > $HOME/local. It has the additional advantage that I'm not
> > relying on system-installed packages which could change --
> > perhaps breaking my application.
> 
> For admins rolling out stuff to many machines in a controlled
> envirvonment, unpacking tarballs is a stupid idea.

But, who is the target of this effort?  I thought it was to help get
past the often difficult process of installing Catalyst via CPAN.

Or is it to get providers, like Dreamhost, to include Catalyst in
their offerings to their users?  Actually, for Dreamhost it might be
more likely for them to offer it as one of their "one-click installs"
which would likely be better as a tarball than a deb.

-- 
Bill Moseley
moseley at hank.org