On Fri, 16 Jan 2004, Jonathan Leffler wrote: > When I was installing using CPANPLUS, it went off and automatically tried > to install Math::BigInt::GMP, and that process failed because I didn't have > GMP amongst my libraries. Now, that might be because it was 'recommended' > rather than 'optional', or it may be for another reason. I wasn't asked > whether to install it - it just went ahead and tried to do so. I'll let > you see any settings you need to see if they'll help you.
CPANPLUS treats "recommended" as "required", I think. > ended), this registers at 1.2 - not a massive one. But the out-of-box > experience is not as enjoyable when you have to go and manually install > something to get the automatic install to complete. The real problem here, I think, is that CPANPLUS (and CPAN.pm as well) don't really support Module::Build's nice features, like distinguishing between required and recommended dependencies. -dave /*======================= House Absolute Consulting www.houseabsolute.com =======================*/
