Re: [Module::Build] PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT

[Yitzchak Scott-T. <sth...@ef...>]

On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 07:05:19AM -0400, Randy W. Sims wrote:
> Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes wrote:
> >On Tue, Mar 07, 2006 at 05:33:49AM -0500, Randy W. Sims wrote:
> >
> >>Sorry for responding late to this, but won't this break exististing 
> >>distributions? Distros that currently use y_n() without defaults will 
> >>start die-ing when users upgrade M::B.
> 
> >It doesn't break them in the sense that they were already broken for some 
> >users.  But maybe it would be better to pick an arbitrary default?
> 
> I don't think there is a reasonable default.

That's why I suggested an arbitrary one :)

> I think the only way around 
> the issue is to create new methods and deprecate the older ones or not 
> require defaults.

If you have a deprecated y_n method and replacements with longer names,
people will continue to use y_n :(

> It's not reasonable to have Build scripts failing just 
> because a user upgrades to a new version of Module::Build.
> 
> This needs to be resolved before 0.28. Any other ideas for solutions?

I'll try to come up with one or more suggestions.