On 01/03/2008, demerphq <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 29/02/2008, Michael G Schwern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is a release of 6.43_01 with ExtUtils::Install updated to 1.45. > > http://schwern.org/~schwern/src/ExtUtils-MakeMaker-6.44.tar.gz > > > > OS X users will be happy to know the issues with Apple's "special" tar has > > been fixed, no more ._Foo files. > > > > Win32 pugs developers should note that a long standing issue with long > > commands has been fixed. > > > > MakeMaker will now install on a fresh 5.6. > > > > A note to p5p, I haven't incorporated the ABSPERL whitespace patch. I'm > > afraid it might cause problems. I'm looking into a more general solution > for > > whitespace in paths. Feel free to reapply the bleadperl patches. > > > > > > 6.44 Thu Feb 28 16:06:04 PST 2008 > > Bug Fixes > > * Updated bundled ExtUtils::Install to 1.45 which should fix some > > Cygwin issues. [rt.cpan.org 33291] > > > > > > 6.43_01 Tue Jan 1 16:06:47 PST 2008 > > Bug Fixes > > * Change the "is this really a Perl core library directory" checks to > > look for strict instead of Exporter. Now that Exporter is on CPAN > > it can wind up in site_perl. > > * split_command() will now set aside a little more space for macro > > expansion. This should help on systems with cramped command line > > lengths. Specifically, Pugs on Win32. [rt.cpan.org 20145] > > > > Installation > > * MakeMaker would not install if the installed MakeMaker was too old, > > like on 5.6.1. The installation process was still using the > > installed MakeMaker in a few places. This has been fixed. > > [rt.cpan.org 24746] > > > > OS X > > * "make dist" will no longer bundle up resource fork files (._foo). > > [rt.cpan.org 29525] > > > > Docs > > * The documentation of VERSION_FROM was recommending vstrings (1.2.3) > > which have never worked right. > > * The documentation for the accepted values of LICENSE moved to > > Module::Build::API. [rt.cpan.org 32020] > > > > Tests > > * The compilation test was testing the installed modules, not the > > about-to-be-installed. > > * xs.t would fail if ExtUtils::CBuilder was not installed. > > > > Misc > > * Cleanups brought to you by no more 5.5 compatibility! > > * MakeMaker is now perlcritic clean at severity level 5... except > > the really silly ones. > > * DIE use vars DIE! > > * Added some resources to the META.yml > > > While not trying to make Schwerns life difficult I released > ExtUtils::Install 1.46 just now. > > Relevant part of the changes file is: > > 1.46 2008-03-01 12:42:35 > > Apply patches from Michael Schwern (rt #33688, rt #31429, rt #31248) > and from Slaven Rezic (rt #33290). Also implemented the suggestion from > Schwern about not dieing when failing to remove a shadow file that is > later on in INC than the installed version. (rt #2928) > > Patch for p5p will follow later on.
Changes applied to blead as change #33404 http://public.activestate.com/cgi-bin/perlbrowse/p/33404 cheers, yves -- perl -Mre=debug -e "/just|another|perl|hacker/"
