On 5/21/07, John Peacock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Austin Schutz wrote:
> What is the point of the compatibility file if it requires
> Module::Build to work correctly?
But the compatibility file *itself* doesn't require Module::Build - it
merely checks to see whether it M::B is installed and installs it if it
isn't, then proceeds to test/install the containing module using the
just-installed M::B.
The compatibility file is just a bad hack. I'd just go without a
Makefile.PL if you can't use a traditional Makefile.PL as an alternate
to your Build.PL.
Using only Build.PL will still break under CPANPLUS if your Build.PL
does anything non-standard (when CPANPLUS tries to "guess" a
comparable Makefile.PL), but that's CPANPLUS' bug, not yours.
David
