On 02/03/2008, demerphq <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 01/03/2008, demerphq <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > > > Following up on a problem Schwern noticed with ExtUtils::Install's > META.yml I have released 1.47. Besides resolving rt #13740 and rt > #33735 it also contains some new features (support for a "always > copies mode") and a newer cleaner optional interface to install(), > both to see what happened and to pass arguments in. > > http://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=13740 > http://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=33735
Following up on some CPANTesters results I have uploaded a new version 1.49 just a few minutes ago. This deprecates the recently added EU_ALWAYS_COPY and replaces it with the properly named EU_INSTALL_ALWAYS_COPY, removes some prereqs that were confusing CPANPLUS and skips some tests that fail as root when run as root. Yves -- perl -Mre=debug -e "/just|another|perl|hacker/"
