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

[David G. <da...@hy...>]

Ken Williams wrote:
> 
> On Mar 28, 2006, at 2:16 PM, David Golden wrote:
>>
>> 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.

Well, yes and no.  Why are useful bits like ExtUtils::Manifest split 
off?  Why are we trying to get ExtUtils::Install split off from 
ExtUtils::MakeMaker?   I don't think that all of M::B functionality has 
to be contained within the M::B distribution -- well packaged, reusable 
dependencies should be OK.  My point (in response to something else in 
the email thread) was that bundling stuff into M::B to minimize 
dependencies isn't enough.

I'd rather see a Module::MetaYaml split off like ExtUtils::Manifest if 
it could become the nucleus of something that might grow to help other 
parts of the toolchain rather than keeping it "locked up" inside the 
Module::Build distribution.

To the broader point Ken made, I totally agree that M::B doesn't need to 
solve the rest of the toolchain's problems.

David Golden