[Koha-devel] CPAN and re-inventing the wheel

[Mike Mylonas]

On Sun, 2002-07-07 at 18:02, Alan Millar wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 06, 2002 at 01:51:42PM -0700, Tonnesen Steve wrote:
> > I agree that there are some things that we should be relying on modules
> > for (MARC support, Z39.50), but I don't think that we should be adding a
> > module dependency for the 4 lines of code required to check the validity
> > of an ISBN.
I think that we need to ensure that any module that we use add's value
to Koha as a whole. In this case assuming that the 4 lines of code (a)
works as expected and (b) meets the requirements of Koha, there is to my
way of thinking no point in using a module.

> > It would also be nice to have a short tutorial on diagnosing module
> > problems (If you see something like _this_ in your apache error logs, that
> > means you are missing _this_.  Explain what the @INC paths are that should
> > also be down in the apache error logs, and how to use CPAN to install the
> > missing modules).  If this could be automated, that'd be great.

This is a good idea, possibly something that we should all look at are
the possible errors that can arise, and ensure that they get into the
FAQ as a starter.

I think that the single biggest feat for the team to organise would be
to organise and create a Bundle::Koha module that will contain all of
the modules that we need. Installation should then become significantly
easier.

Just adding my 2c worth
Mike
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