Hi: I'm not a Module::Install user so I'm not 100% sure, however, I think that Module::Install will use the local installed version of the module if it's a newer version than the one in inc/. If not, then it seems like something it should do (so I'd recommend filing a bug report on the RT).
If that is the case, then you will be able to just require the M::I version or later in Build-Depends-Indep, unless that version or newer is included in inc/. The documentation itself (perldoc for M::I) seems to mention nothing about this, however. I think the philosophy of M::I is to allow the maintainer of the upstream CPAN module to use new features in M::I (based on their currently installed version) without regard for anything else, since their version of M::I is automatically installed in inc/. However, this means that we, downstream, can only use the version of M::I that the author has installed on his/her machine -- that is, the version they have bundled with the module. So we can just require that the version (or later) be included; if not, then use the libmodule-install-perl package? Just a thought. I'm no expert on M::I. Cheers, Jonathan On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 3:25 PM, gregor herrmann <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, 11 May 2009 14:57:25 -0400, Joey Hess wrote: > >> > Module::Install has acquired the bad habit of loading CPAN.pm and >> > trying to download all kind of stuff. Since 0.86 that behaviour can >> > again be turned off by using >> > perl Makefiel.PL --skipdeps >> Do older versions of Module::Install ignore the --skipdeps option? > > AFAIK --skipdeps has existed in M::I for quite some time; it used to > skip installing additional stuff and now also suppresses loading > CPAN.pm. > > > Cheers, > gregor, cc'ing [email protected] in case someone has some further > knowledge > -- > .''`. Home: http://info.comodo.priv.at/{,blog/} / GPG Key ID: 0x00F3CFE4 > : :' : Debian GNU/Linux user, admin, & developer - http://www.debian.org/ > `. `' Member of VIBE!AT, SPI Inc., fellow of FSFE | http://got.to/quote/ > `- NP: Pink Floyd: A New Machine (Part 2) > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAkoIe5IACgkQOzKYnQDzz+TG/wCePsSa1MmlP00hT/Q2vV5Kvcp5 > aeUAnjHJ+c4ujqxGhxuKlBP981f7VDAC > =4Rj8 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
