In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Robert Rothenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm rather annoyed by the spate of CPAN uploads which have defaults from > h2xs or Module::Install that are not edited, things like "Perl extension > for blah blah blah" or "A. U. Thor". In other words, stupid mistakes. > So I've been toying ideas for a module which checks for files which > match regexps of known defaults. Better yet, stop using those module starter utilities. Last year I went through this boot-strapping process: * Use one of module starter utilities to make a sample dist. * Turn that dist into a directory of Templates. Make everything just like you like it, boilerplate and all. Put files where you like them. * Process the whole thing with ttree when you need a new module. * If you want to add a new file, you just process that template from your sample dist. When you want to add something (like a standard test file), you just add it to the sample dist. When you want to change some boilerplate, you just change it in the sample dist. When you want to move files around, well, you get the idea. I wrote about this last December for TPJ. http://www.tpj.com/archives/2004/0412/ But, I notice you have to pay to see that. It's pretty easy to figure out on your own, though. -- brian d foy, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
