YAML specifications in modules

2008-08-31 Thread H.Merijn Brand
I don't know if this is a CPANTS-only thing, or a real bad example of YAML specs, but as the last run of my just uploaded Spreadsheet::Read in which I included a somewhat more complicated META.yml caused error reports, I'm asking in public Compare these sections: http://module-build.sourceforge.n

Re: YAML specifications in modules

2008-08-31 Thread H.Merijn Brand
On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:11:44 +0200, "H.Merijn Brand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All the missing entries are in place, so I pass the version, like > --8<--- > my $t = Test::YAML::Meta::Version->new ( > spec => $h->{"meta-spec"}->{version}, > ); > $t->parse ($h) and print join

Re: cpantesters - why exit(0)?

2008-08-31 Thread David Golden
On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 2:40 PM, chromatic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Saturday 30 August 2008 05:01:11 David Golden wrote: >> You can write "die" on missing prerequisites if you want, as long as >> you realize that CPAN Testers can't tell that from an error condition >> that you (or others) mi

Re: cpantesters - why exit(0)?

2008-08-31 Thread David Golden
On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 2:24 PM, Eric Wilhelm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>* The phrases "OS unsupported" or "No support for OS" are detected ... >>* missing *Perl* prerequisites ... > > So, there is a mechanism for detecting die() messages, but it doesn't > support any sort of "Missing external pr

Re: YAML specifications in modules

2008-08-31 Thread Eric Wilhelm
# from H.Merijn Brand # on Sunday 31 August 2008 03:35: >If I follow >http://module-build.sourceforge.net/META-spec-v1.3.html#recommends > >optional_features: >  - opt_csv: >... > ... >And if I follow >http://module-build.sourceforge.net/META-spec-v1.3.html#recommends Say that again please?

Re: cpantesters - why exit(0)?

2008-08-31 Thread Eric Wilhelm
# from David Golden # on Sunday 31 August 2008 08:08: >> we remember to die in one case and exit in another?  Would some kind >> of general-case prefix in the error message be a better way to >> handle this and future issues? > >It has positives and negatives.  The parsing is done out of the >comb

Re: cpantesters - why exit(0)?

2008-08-31 Thread Joe McMahon
On Aug 31, 2008, at 7:58 AM, David Golden wrote: On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 2:40 PM, chromatic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Saturday 30 August 2008 05:01:11 David Golden wrote: You can write "die" on missing prerequisites if you want, as long as you realize that CPAN Testers can't tell that fro