Thanks for Cc-ing me on this, Dave - I'm not subscribed to the module-authors list. I probably should be.
> On Tue, 16 Oct 2001, Autrijus Tang wrote: >> Hence, I wrote ExtUtils::AutoInstall as a proof-of-concept, and >> released OurNet::BBS along with it (there's a newer version at >> http://www.autrijus.org/AutoInstall.pm). But it makes little >> sense to release it as a CPAN package, since it must be installed >> *before* the execution of Makefile.PL, which is beyond my knowledge >> of the CPAN shell's functionality. There's not any great way around that as far as I know - you just have to fail if your AutoInstall module isn't installed, asking people to install that first. >> However, supplying it with each and every module, like the case >> with Test::More a while ago, would be very inconvenient. >> Agreed - it's really only feasible to use a new installer-module if either you can suppy it with all the distros that use it, or if it achieves enough of a meme-share that you don't feel bad about requiring people to install it. > If Ken Williams (cc'd) has his way, ExtUtils::MakeMaker will be replaced > with his new project Module::Build. And I really hope Ken has his way > cause I really dislike EU::MM. You might want to look at Module::Build > and see if your could integrate with it. Hopefully once Module::Build > becomes really useful it will be the new Perl standard. That's right - an ambitious goal, though. ;-) I could use help if anyone wants to offer it. -Ken
