On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 2:59 PM, Dave Cardwell < list+perl-module-auth...@davecardwell.co.uk<list%2bperl-module-auth...@davecardwell.co.uk> > wrote:
> Please could you advise what the “preferred” build module(s) are > nowadays, when releasing to CPAN? > Congratulations on releasing to CPAN! :P A build/installation module is still a matter of personal preference in the Perl community and on CPAN. They each have benefits (Module::Install has sweet declarative syntax, Module::Build is stable, clear and featured - not unlike Module::Install actually, ExtUtils::MakeMaker is oldschool and painful, but it let's you do whatever you want). Even these days when many move to Dist::Zilla (which makes it not-as-important of a decision), people still pick their tools. I personally prefer Module::Build (even when working with Dist::Zilla). I find it more featured and easier to work with than ExtUtils::MakeMaker and I like it better than Module::Install. But that's just a personal preference and not a statement of quality. My suggestion is to checkout out their features and "look", see which one you like. Of course, it's not a catholic marriage, so worst case you'll switch over later to one you might like better. It happens. :) Congratulations, again! Sawyer.
