Folks,

One of the problems I have with using Test::Builder is that I want to
distribute packages to systems that do not (necessarily) have a decent
version of Test::* installed. Now it is easy to include a copy of a
suitable version of Test::Builder with the package (provided it is not
too big). Would it be a good idea to add a provision to Test::Builder
that can be called, from the Makefile.PL, to display a message like
this:

  The verificiation tests for this package require the Test::Builder
  package of at least version X.Y. You do not seem to have this
  installed. I have included a copy of Test::Builder in this
  distribution that I can use for testing. Do you want me to install
  this version of Test::Builder as well?

This would help spreading the good stuff.

-- Johan

PS: Nice talk, Schwern.

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