On Mon, 26 May 2008 15:10:00 -0700 Eric Wilhelm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >There is a long-standing discussion over whether or not Module::Build > > is a viable installation technique, due to the bootstrapping problem > > of requiring Module::Build to be installed in the first place before > > installing your own module. > > It's no different than requiring Extutils::MakeMaker to be installed, so > it's not really a bootstrapping problem as much as one of outdated > assumptions, but in either case it seems to be the norm to test with an > outdated (they call it "stock" toolchain), so the signal/noise ratio is > roughly zero. This should largely become a non-issue now. 5.10 is the current "stable" perl, and comes with Module::Build. It's only the older testers on 5.8.8 or below that matter with this now. -- Paul "LeoNerd" Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 4135350 | Registered Linux# 179460 http://www.leonerd.org.uk/
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