[Module::Build] Re: Module::Build 0.27_09 -> CPAN

[Andy D. <dou...@la...>]

On Mon, 13 Mar 2006, Ken Williams wrote:

> 
> On Mar 13, 2006, at 8:02 PM, Randy W. Sims wrote:
> 
> > This is what happens. It looks at several potential perls, and for each one,
> > compares the configuration to see if it's the same perl that is currently
> > executing. The problem is that when it executes the perl binary it finds in
> > the core, it doesn't pass in the correct include directory for it to find
> > Config.pm, so the test fails and it continues the search by looking in the
> > PATH.
> 
> I have a little theory that in some cases it's actually the reverse - our @INC
> is set to find modules in the not-yet-installed perl (otherwise no modules
> would be able to load, and they do load), but we're testing out other perls
> and *they* can't find an appropriate Config.pm.

Yes, in some cases it's the reverse.  In the first error message I posted, 
it's the just-built perl that's complaining.  In the second error message, 
it's an old perl5.00503.  

I'm happy to report that in both cases, however, Randy's patch works!

Thanks!

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    Andy Dougherty		dou...@la...