On May 20, 2007, at 10:55 AM, Matisse Enzer wrote:
I uploaded a new version of Perl::Metrics::Simple (0.032) and
noticed that 3 failing reports from CPAN testers, all because I
didn't include a Makefile.PL and the generated one (from my
Build.PL) didn't include the prerequisites.
Here is one of the failure reports:
http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.cpan.testers/2007/05/
msg482176.html
So - what's the "right" way to remedy this?
- The author (that's me!) provides a Makefile.PL as well as
Build.PL?
- Fix something in the CPAN tester system?
- Other?
- Some combination of the above ? :-)
-Matisse
Personally, I've found that adding
create_makefile_pl => 'traditional'
to my Build.PL file is the best solution for pure-perl packages. The
Makefile.PL that is generated has all of the Build.PL optional
prereqs turned into mandatory ones, and any dynamic config you do in
Build.PL becomes static. However, if you make good default choices
in Build.PL that may just mean that the Makefile.PL-using end user
installs more of CPAN than they really need, which is definitely a
lesser evil than a broken build.
Chris
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