Re: [Module::Build] How to I specify in META.yml a package needs a C compiler?

[R. B. <ro...@pa...>]

Ken Williams writes:
 > 
 > On Mar 16, 2006, at 9:57 PM, R. Bernstein wrote:
 > 
 > > dlisp options from Kobe's CPAN search I think use META.yml and
 > > META.yml is set via Module::Build. I have a package that requires a C
 > > compiler, but dlisp/META.ymal doesn't show that. How do I specify that
 > > (e.g. in Build.PL)?
 > 
 > There's currently no field in META.yml that indicates whether a C  
 > compiler is needed.  It's a pretty good idea, though.  In any case,  
 > the DLSP options must be coming from somewhere else.

Got it. Thanks for the information! 

I see how I was misled. Near the dslip (not dlisp) info was a FAQ
button: http://cpan.uwinnipeg.ca/htdocs/faqs/faq.html#04

And in that is:

   Why are some, or all, of the package prerequisites missing?

     Information for the prerequisites is extracted from a file
     META.yml within a distribution. Not all distributions have this
     file, as it is generated when making a distribution only with
     relatively recent version of either ExtUtils::MakeMaker or
     Module::Build

I now realize that this refers only to *package* prerequisites. Any
thoughts about extending Module::Build to produce this dslip thing?
(Just curious. In the meanwhile of course I'll just try to provide one
as a separate file.)

Best as I can tell the documentation for it is:
  http://cpan.uwinnipeg.ca/htdocs/faqs/dslip.html