Oops, missed the list and only bugged Sartak. ;) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Cory Watson <jheep...@gmail.com> Date: Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 7:52 AM Subject: Re: Possible to disable/rename meta() method To: Sartak <sar...@gmail.com>
On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 6:35 AM, Sartak <sar...@gmail.com> wrote: <snip> > > How much of CPAN will it break if/when switched off ... > > The fix for CPAN modules is easy: instead of using $package->meta or > Class::MOP::Class->initialize($package), use > Class::MOP::get_metaclass_by_name($package). > > Also, it'll only break if you actually rename or don't install ->meta, > so it's not going to break any back compat. It'll only break if you > use a naughty MooseX, and it will generally break spectacularly. > Naughty? (referenced below) There's no reason not to do this. I'll get started on the branch. Sorry to be dense, but what reason is there _to_ do this? Tom's comment of not adding methods seems reasonable, but ripping out ->meta? I'm not asking to be obtuse, more because I want to understand why my use of ->meta might be bad. Is there some reason that using it is "naughty"? It's my favorite part of Moose. ;) -- Cory 'G' Watson http://www.onemogin.com -- Cory 'G' Watson http://www.onemogin.com
