Re: [Module::Build] Making 0.28 a reality

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

On Mar 28, 2006, at 2:16 PM, David Golden wrote:

> However, the latest Bundle::CPAN includes YAML, which uses  
> Module::Install, requires 5.6.1 or better and build_requires  
> Test::Base, which itself requires Spiffy.
>
> So... when CPAN tells someone their CPAN is out of date and to  
> upgrade with Bundle::CPAN or when someone wants to upgrade CPAN for  
> some other reason -- for example, for better compatibility with  
> Module::Build -- they're in for a world of hurt if any of the  
> ballooning dependencies fail to build using the already installed  
> CPAN/installer toolchain.

I agree that this dependency chain is messed up and needs a  
solution.  Personally I'm leaving it to those folks to work out,  
though.  The tool we need for M::B is different than the one they need.


>
> It doesn't really matter if M::B is self-contained or not if the  
> other parts of the toolchain are fouled up.

No, it does matter.

  -Ken