On Tue, 14 May 2002, Creager, Robert S wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andreas Marcel Riechert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 12:16 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: PASS XML-SAX-Expat-XS-Beta-0.90_01 i686-linux 2.2.14-5.0
> > --
> > Tests passed but one warning doing "perl Makefile.PL":
> >
> > [riechert@tairou XML-SAX-Expat-0.01]$ perl Makefile.PL
> > Checking if your kit is complete...
> > Looks good
> > WARNING: Setting ABSTRACT via file 'lib/XML/SAX/Expat.pm' failed
> > at /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.1/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm line 507
> > Writing Makefile for XML::SAX::Expat
>
> If you figure out what that means, let me know. I get the same warnings on
> my personal modules, and have no idea why.
It comes from trying to set the abstract attribute using
'ABSTRACT_FROM' => 'whatever/file.pm',
from the specified file within WriteMakefile() of Makefile.PL -
'perldoc ExtUtils::MakeMaker' notes that it tries to match
/^($package\s-\s)(.*)/
in the pod section, setting the abstract to $2.
best regards,
randy kobes
