http://svn.schwern.org/svn/CPAN/ExtUtils-MakeMaker/trunk
or
svn://svn.schwern.org/CPAN/ExtUtils-MakeMaker/trunk
or
http://www.pobox.com/~schwern/src/ExtUtils-MakeMaker-6.25_01.tar.gz
or
a CPAN near you.
Kicked out an alpha release of MakeMaker because I made a large wad of
code changes and want it kicked around.
This release consists mostly of deleting duplicate VMS and Win9x code.
About 400 lines worth. Most of the Win9x specific code is now gone as are
the most obvious VMS duplications. Much of this is due to eliminating the
hard coded "cd subdir && run_command" idiom from MM_Unix and replacing it
with the new MM_Any->cd() compatibility method.
As for features, there's one biggie and implementing it is what touched
off the orgy of deletion. The autogenerated META.yml and SIGNATURE files
will no longer be created in your source directory. They will instead
be created in the distdir, ie. the copy of your source made with "make dist".
This means module authors will no longer even see the META.yml or SIGNATURE
files so no more problems with version control systems and locked files.
No more issues of forgetting to check in the META.yml file or update your
SIGNATURE.
Windows users will also notice their "make test" no longer generates a
huge line of .t files.
6.25_01 Fri Dec 17 21:29:04 EST 2004
* *.bak added to the default MANIFEST.SKIP.
* META.yml will no longer be generated in the build directory. It will
only appear in the distdir. This should make it easier on developers,
they don't have to worry about checking the file in all the time.
* Similarly, the SIGNATURE file will not be updated in the build
directory. It will only be generated in the distdir.
- A bunch of redundant Win9x and VMS code removed.
- 'make test' on Windows no longer pre-expands its list of test files.
This caused problems on large distributions like bioperl. Thanks to
Tim Bunce for suggesting the obvious fix.
6.25 Wed Dec 15 06:59:46 EST 2004
- Build.PL was being considered like Module_pm.PL. Build.PL is now
ignored. [EMAIL PROTECTED] [rt.cpan.org 8809]
- Devel::Cover cover_db/ directory now ignored by MANIFEST.SKIP
--
Michael G Schwern [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pobox.com/~schwern/
Ivanova is always right.
I will listen to Ivanova.
I will not ignore Ivanova's recommendations.
Ivanova is god.
And if this ever happens again, Ivanova will personally rip your lungs out.
-- The B5 mantra
