Re: [Module::Build] Module::Build doesnt use ExtUtils::Install::pm_to_blib() and then has problems when MakeMaker did....

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

demerphq wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I just upgraded to the latest Module::Build dev release on CPAN: 0.27_09
> 
> I've noticed that for packages where you have both a Makefile.PL and a
> Build.PL you get problems if you dont do a 'clean' before switching
> from one to the other.
> 
>>From what i can tell this is actually because Module::Build doesnt use
> ExtUtils::Install::pm_to_blib() to do the move like MakeMaker does,
> but rather rolls its own and has missed out (or deliberately left out)
> the logic of making the files in blib read only, and the related task
> of unreadonly'ing the target file before doing a refresh copy.

This should have been fixed by a change I made earlier this week. You 
might try the version in repository at:

   svn co http://svn.perl.org/modules/Module-Build/trunk/

> Although i will admit im curious why EU::I::pm_to_blib() wasnt used.
> Is there something wrong with it? Oh, also note that the error message
> is somehow missing the $!, it seems to have been lost, not sure why.

Hmm, looking at File::Copy, I don't see where it's being lost...

Randy.