Re: [Module::Build] PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT

[Randy W. S. <ml...@th...>]

Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes wrote:
> 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.

$builder->ask( prompt => "Do you want to continue?",
                options => ['&yes' '&no' 'may&be'],
                default => 'b',
              );

 > Do you want to continue? (Yes/No/mayBe) [b]

$builder->ask( prompt => "Enter your user name:",
                options => [],
                default => 'guest'
             );

 > Enter your username: [guest]

$builder->ask( prompt => "Enter your user name:",
                options => [],
                default => 'guest',
                hide_default => 1,
             );

 > Enter your username:


or Something like that ?

Randy.