Question: Is MongoDB really a requirement?

[sigzero]

I was reading the META.yml and noticed that MongoDB is a requirement. Is that really needed for RPerl functionality? I don't use it and while installing it is test after test of:

t/retryable-writes-split-batch.t ........... skipped: no mongod on localhost:27017 and $ENV{MONGOD} not set

[wbraswell]

MongoDB is only a requirement for passing the installation tests, all the optional 3rd-party libraries (including MongoDB) will be split out from the core RPerl compiler in a future release.
Meanwhile, you can either force install to bypass any tests which fail due to missing external libraries, or you can use the suggested method of simply spinning up a Docker:
docker run -it wbraswell/rperl_cpan
http://rperl.org/get_rperl.html

[wbraswell]

@sigzero
I would like to help you along the way with your RPerl experiments, can you please provide a brief description of your tasks and goals?

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