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

[demerphq <dem...@gm...>]

On 2/22/06, Nick Ing-Simmons <ni...@in...> wrote:
> Randy W. Sims <Ra...@Th...> writes:
> >> C:\cpanplus\5.8.2\build\Module-Build>Build realclean
> >> Deleting pod2htmd.tmp
> >> Deleting pod2htmi.tmp
> >> Deleting blib
> >> Deleting _build
> >> Deleting Build
> >>
> >> Then there is an NLS message about the right way to call  START.
> >> And Build.bat is still there.
> >
> >Ok, this looks like the source of at least some of the problem. I've
> >uploaded a new tarball to the same location:
> >
> >  <http://thepierianspring.org/perl/Module-Build.tar.gz>
> >
> >Could you try it again with the commands
> >
> >   perl Build.PL
> >   Build realclean
> >
> >Does it still outputs an error? Is the 'Build.bat' file still there? If
> >so, I'll have to find the docs for the start command and for
> >command.com. Could you post them?
>
> Build.bat cannot delete itself on Windows.
> You can't delete executing things. This is why Windows needs to
> reboot after installing upgrades.
> A running thing can ask for a delete on next reboot, but cannot delete
> an open file.

This is wrong. Batch files most certainly can delete themselves on
NT/W2k and etc.

I believe that the command processor opens the file, reads a line,
does a tell, closes the file then executes the line then when control
returns reopens and seeks then reads again.

Suffice it to say that i tested whether a batchfile along the lines of

del self.bat
echo foo

could succesffully self delete.

Yves



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