[Module::Build] Re: You underestimate the problem

[Julian M. <ju...@me...>]

Chris Dolan wrote:
> On Apr 25, 2006, at 8:33 AM, demerphq wrote:
> > On 4/25/06, Adam Kennedy <ad...@ph...> wrote:
> > I have to say I pretty strongly agree with Adam here. A mini-language
> > is a bad solution to this problem in comparison to simply generating
> > the META.yml on the installation host.
>
> How about a 95% solution as a goal?  Plan META.yml variants so that
> 95% of all CPAN modules can be completely described by it.  [...]  The
> other complicated 5% that Adam is worried about can use the flag that
> indicates a dynamic config.  That way, META.yml can be declared
> definitive by the author for most of CPAN.  [...]
>
> I posit that the mini-language outlined by David Golden on 2006-04-24
> is adequate for the 95% solution (or maybe even the 99% solution?)
>
> The problem with Yves' suggestion to generate META.yml on the
> installation host, as I've said before, is that it renders META.yml
> pointless.

=46WIW, I agree with the 95% solution goal.  Declaring the concept of stati=
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META.yml pointless because it doesn't cover 100% of the modules is=20
defeatistic.  In fact, those other 5% of the modules should probably try=20
harder to simplify their dependencies.  Sometimes it's far more robust to=20
simply always require some other module, even if under some obscure=20
circumstances you could go without it.