Rafael Garcia-Suarez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Alexey Tourbin wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I would like to propose the following two changes for fixin() function: >> >> - make use of File::Temp in order to make .new and .bak >> filenames less predicatble
Why are less predictable names an advantage? > >Given that MakeMaker must work with older perls, and that File::Temp >has been added in perl 5.6.1, I'm not sure this is a wise change. > >> - preserve mode and timestamps > >I'm not sure either; MakeMaker tries to install with more-or-less standard >permissions, not with the permissions that come from the tarball. True, and anything make related that messes with timestamps worries me.
