Re: [Module::Build] ./Build on Win98

[Randy W. S. <ml...@th...>]

Dr Bean wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Feb 2006, Randy W. Sims wrote:
> 
>> Could you try it again with the commands
> 
>>   perl Build.PL
> 
> $ perl Build.PL
> Checking whether your kit is complete...
> WARNING: the following files are missing in your kit:
>         t/bundled/Test/Builder.pm
>         t/bundled/Test/More.pm
>         t/bundled/Test/Simple.pm
> Please inform the author.
> 
> Checking prerequisites...
>  * Optional prerequisite Pod::Readme is not installed
> 
> ERRORS/WARNINGS FOUND IN PREREQUISITES.  You may wish to install the versions
> of the modules indicated above before proceeding with this installation
> 
> Checking features:
>   manpage_support....enabled
>   YAML_support.......enabled
>   C_support..........disabled
>     - ExtUtils::CBuilder is not installed
>     * Optional prerequisite ExtUtils::ParseXS is not installed
>   HTML_support.......enabled
> 
> Creating new 'Build' script for 'Module-Build' version '0.27_07'
> $
> 
>>   Build realclean
> 
> $ Build realclean
> Deleting _build
> Deleting Build
> $ ls
> Build.PL   Changes   MANIFEST.SKIP  README   doc_check.pl  patches  website
> Build.bat  INSTALL   META.yml       TODO     inc           scripts
> CVS        MANIFEST  Makefile.PL    configs  lib           t
> $
> 
> That was with a cygwin  bash shell.

Maybe the directory was dirty? When I try on Cygwin under WinXP, the 
'Build.bat' is not created. Everything works. All tests pass. Everything 
gets cleaned up.

> From a command.com shell, perl Build.PL
> has teh same messages. Build realclean outputs:
> 
> C:\cpanplus\5.8.2\build\Module-Build>Build realclean
> Deleting _build
> Deleting Build
> !!!!!DELETING SELF!!!!!
> C:\cpanplus\5.8.2\build\Module-Build>
> C:\cpanplus\5.8.2\build\Module-Build>ls
> Build.PL  INSTALL        META.yml     TODO          inc      scripts
> CVS       MANIFEST       Makefile.PL  configs       lib      t
> Changes   MANIFEST.SKIP  README       doc_check.pl  patches  website
> 
> So it looks like it's OK on Win98.

Great. This should get me to a final solution with a little reworking. I 
also just realized that my initial attempts depend on $0 which wont work 
for our API clients; I'll get this cleaned up.

> Build test hangs at the same point with the command.com shell as
> in my last message.

Is this a pre-existing problem? Could you please try one of the earlier 
0.27x developer snapshots:

   <http://search.cpan.org/~kwilliams/Module-Build-0.27_07/>

Thanks for helping with this,
Randy.