Ok, here's what I've decided. In the interest of getting a stable release out the door I'm going to hold on the necessary muckery to get saner ExtUtils::Manifest behavior on VMS (the tied hash from maniread() discussed in this thread: http://archive.develooper.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg01210.html until *after* I kick 6.11 out the door.
Thereafter I'll try the tied hash approach. -- Cuius rei demonstrationem mirabilem sane detexi hanc subcriptis exigutias non caperet.
