Re: [Module::Build] PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT

[demerphq <dem...@gm...>]

On 4/6/06, Randy W. Sims <ml...@th...> 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 so=
me users.  But maybe it would be better to pick an arbitrary default?
>
> I don't think there is a reasonable default. I think the only way around
> the issue is to create new methods and deprecate the older ones or not
> require defaults. 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?

Maybe sse the "version trick".

IOW, if the user says

   use Module::Build VERSION;

then you kick in the special behaviour (dying if no default). If they
dont then you leave it.

Cheers,
Yves

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