[Module::Build] [PATCH] Missing META.yml fields

[Chris D. <ch...@cl...>]

If you use the "dist_name" style of Build.PL instead of  
"module_name", then you need to include the "dist_abstract" field  
too, or you will see the following error when running "Build distmeta":

   ERROR: Missing required field 'abstract' for META.yml

This is very misleading because it's the "dist_abstract" field that's  
missing, not "abstract".  The following simple patch changes the  
error message.  I've confirmed that with the patch it now says:

   ERROR: Missing required field 'dist_abstract' for META.yml

but I haven't tested any fields other than "abstract".

Chris

diff -u -r1.552 Base.pm
--- lib/Module/Build/Base.pm    4 Mar 2006 03:59:28 -0000       1.552
+++ lib/Module/Build/Base.pm    5 Mar 2006 20:45:41 -0000
@@ -3077,7 +3077,7 @@
    foreach (qw(dist_name dist_version dist_author dist_abstract  
license)) {
      (my $name = $_) =~ s/^dist_//;
      $node->{$name} = $self->$_();
-    die "ERROR: Missing required field '$name' for META.yml\n"
+    die "ERROR: Missing required field '$_' for META.yml\n"
        unless defined($node->{$name}) && length($node->{$name});
    }

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