On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 12:09:45PM +0100, Martin Evans wrote: >>>> Warning: the following files are missing in your kit: >>>> META.yml >>>> Please inform the author > >> META.yml is nothing to worry about this is generated from CPAN one dose >> not need to include it in the tars when uploading > > Really? Your old META.yml contained auto generated content from > ExtUtils::MakeMaker but I am not aware of CPAN generating anything.
It doesn't. Authors can add their own META.yml file and list it in MANIFEST. If that's not done then "make dist" will generate a META.yml file and update the MANIFEST in the temporary subdirectory before it gets tar'd up. Tim.
