Re: [Module::Build] META.yml and platform dependencies.

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

On Apr 13, 2006, at 1:40 AM, demerphq wrote:

> Seems like if the META.yml creation occured on the installers machine
> instead of on the distributors machine the problem would go away, and
> allow inifinte flexibility.
>
> So for the time being it looks like I have to hand hack my MakeMaker
> or something. Hmm.

That won't work.  CPAN is looking at the META.yml file before running  
*anything*, including your MakeMaker code.

Also, there's already a file called _blib/prereqs that's written  
while running the Build.PL script, and will contain any dynamically  
specified prereqs.

I did bring up this issue with Andreas when he was proposing the  
META.yml-reading behavior for CPAN, but he figured he's cross that  
bridge when we came to it.  I think we've come to it?

  -Ken