On Mon, Sep 06, 2004 at 03:42:56AM +0200, A. Pagaltzis wrote:
> * Mark Stosberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-08-28 14:12]:
> > 2. Make another release under the old name, leaving the
> > functionality intact, but with a clear disclaimer near the top:
> > 
> > "This is the last release under this name. Future development
> > will happen under the name New::Name". Please use it when you
> > write or update code."
> 
> You could have the last release of the old module merely contain
> a stub that transparently loads the new-name module, possibly
> with a deprecation warning. The old distribution would then
> depend on whatever the latest version of the new one is. CPAN.pm
> will then detect a dependency and automatically install the new
> module for anyone who requests the latest version under the
> previous name.

Doing this stub with clear descriptive text above seems to me to be the
best way to do it.

Nicholas Clark

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