Re: XML::Rules new versions not seen by CPAN shell

2009-08-26 Thread Andreas J. Koenig
On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:38:18 +0200, Jenda Krynicky je...@krynicky.cz said: Is there any problem in the way I built the modules (using Module::Build 0.2808)? Or is there anything wrong with the CPAN indexer or something??? David Golden has already given the hint but for other

What's the current 'best practices' for module license

2009-08-26 Thread Geoffrey Leach
Some time back here was an extensive discussion of module licenses. I ignored it at the time, but now I regret that. Can someone point me to a conclusion? Or, is it sufficient to use Software::License::Perl_5? Thanks.

Re: What's the current 'best practices' for module license

2009-08-26 Thread Gabor Szabo
On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 7:09 PM, Geoffrey Leachge...@hughes.net wrote: Some time back here was an extensive discussion of module licenses. I ignored it at the time, but now I regret that. Can someone point me to a conclusion? Or, is it sufficient to use Software::License::Perl_5? Thanks.

Re: What's the current 'best practices' for module license

2009-08-26 Thread Andy Lester
On Aug 26, 2009, at 11:09 AM, Geoffrey Leach wrote: Some time back here was an extensive discussion of module licenses. I ignored it at the time, but now I regret that. Can someone point me to a conclusion? Or, is it sufficient to use Software::License::Perl_5? Thanks.

Re: What's the current 'best practices' for module license

2009-08-26 Thread Andy Lester
On Aug 26, 2009, at 11:15 AM, Gabor Szabo wrote: Allison recently sent me this link on TPF: http://www.perlfoundation.org/cpan_licensing_guidelines Nice, tweeted on @perlbuzz, thanks. xoa -- Andy Lester = a...@petdance.com = www.theworkinggeek.com = AIM:petdance

Re: XML::Rules new versions not seen by CPAN shell

2009-08-26 Thread Eric Wilhelm
# from David Golden # on Tuesday 25 August 2009 17:46: Install Archive::Tar.  Upgrade Module::Build.  That should fix it for you. This makes me wonder how many authors are using a current version of Module::Build. Between this, configure_requires, and the Software::License support, there are

Re: XML::Rules new versions not seen by CPAN shell

2009-08-26 Thread David Cantrell
On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 10:31:47AM -0700, Eric Wilhelm wrote: # from David Golden Install Archive::Tar.  Upgrade Module::Build.  That should fix it for you. This makes me wonder how many authors are using a current version of Module::Build. Between this, configure_requires, and the

Re: XML::Rules new versions not seen by CPAN shell

2009-08-26 Thread Daniel Staal
On Wed, August 26, 2009 3:23 pm, David Cantrell wrote: Terribly hard to measure, but I'd imagine that almost no authors have up-to-date versions of: Module::Build Module::Install ExtUtils::MakeMaker CPAN.pm just like they don't have up-to-date versions of any other stable module

Call for proposals: CPAN META Spec

2009-08-26 Thread David Golden
[Reposted from http://www.dagolden.com/index.php/458/call-for-proposals-cpan-meta-spec/ ] The CPAN META Spec is the basis for the META.yml metadata files included in most modern CPAN distributions. Since the spec was last updated two years ago, there have been suggestions in many forums for how