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

[Ken W. <ke...@ma...>]

On Mar 6, 2006, at 6:04 PM, Randy W. Sims wrote:

> Chris Dolan wrote:
>> 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
>
> Thanks, applied.
>

Ideally I think the message would look something like:

   ERROR: Missing required data 'abstract' for META.yml, please  
provide 'dist_abstract' field.

  -Ken