[MacPerl] Distributing reduced MacPerl package with Droplet ?

[Toni Zollikofer <r18466@email.sps.mot.com>]

Hi all,

I while ago, found out (with some hints from Chris Nandor) that Droplets or
runtime modules do not work without the MacPerl package, if they reference
libraries or modules (with "use" or "require").
At least, I found it impossible to recursively paste in everything whats
called during execution (if there IS a way, please tell me).

The script I wrote is doing a task, that is usually performed only once by
the user (conversion of Eudora Mailboxes and Nicknames to Netscape
Communicator).
So it works only on the local disk, does not need network, http etc., and
uses Mac'Resources.
So I guess, I will have to put together a folder, that includes also the
MacPerl package.

But, the files to be installed on the users disk, should be kept to a minimum.

>From reading the Artistic license, I am not sure, if I have understood the
authors words correctly.

Question:
Am I allowed to redistribute the MacPerl package, reduced to only the
files, that are necessary to run the script (for sure including licence
statements, readme etc.)?

If yes, I think I will need:
MacPerl application
lib:  (with the exceptions below)

I guess I can leave out:
ext:
Icon
Installer Log File
lib:auto:
lib:ExtUtils:
lib:Font:
lib:HTML
lib: HTTP
lib: LWP
lib: Math
lib: MIME
lib: Net
lib: POD
lib: URI
MacPerl CGI:
macscripts:
pod:
Shuck
Shuck Manual
t:

Well, if some are left, that are not necessary, I dont care.
But I dont want to be guilty for heart attacks of users that get the
message "8xx files to be installed".


Best regards,
Toni


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