# from Michael G Schwern
# on Tuesday 27 January 2009 15:57:
>And then we might absorb checks for binary programs into a
> which("mysql") meta-language function going forward. Or even
> something that probes the native package manager.
Yes. And if you don't (or if people don't use the feature because
nobody ever upgrades), I think you end up with ant.
>Because this is still dynamic, it may spit out a METALocal.yml to
> record its decisions.
I think (hope) that might be called MYMETA.yml.
And note, if we support the MYMETA.yml realsoonnow, you could bolt this
declarative tool into the existing process without the userbase
muttering about the "good ol days" of Makefile.PL (or at least avoid
generating too much additional muttering.)
Adam and I talked about that in July -- just having a Build.PL load the
declarative data. And at some point maybe we would even consense about
the name of this declarative METAbefore.yml.
--Eric
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