| Subject: | Allowing partial build without some encodings |
Hi, Dan.
I'm in discussion on perl5-porters and #p5p on ways we can streamline
the installed perl to help Ubuntu/Debian packagers minimize the size of
a "perl-minimal" package on the install media.
Four encodings, Encode::JP/KR/CN/TW, together make up a substantial
fraction of the disk size of a "stock" perl 5.12.2. (About 13% in my
quick analysis.)
Would it be possible for you to modify the Makefile.PL's to allow
disabling certain encodings? If you can, we can add a Perl core
Configure option to disable them for OS distributions that want to
minimize the core.
I think the only negative side effect would be that trying to use those
encodings would fail, but that could be remedied by users installing a
full perl package from their OS vendor or by installing Encode from CPAN.
Please let me know if you think this is possible. It would be nice to
get such a change made in time for Perl 5.14.
Regards,
David