[Module-build-checkins] Module-Build Changes,1.338,1.339
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[Module-build-checkins] Module-Build Changes,1.338,1.339
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From: Ken W. <kwi...@us...> - 2005-04-16 02:13:37
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Update of /cvsroot/module-build/Module-Build In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv3902 Modified Files: Changes Log Message: Get this ready for first release Index: Changes =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/module-build/Module-Build/Changes,v retrieving revision 1.338 retrieving revision 1.339 diff -u -d -r1.338 -r1.339 --- Changes 16 Apr 2005 01:21:11 -0000 1.338 +++ Changes 16 Apr 2005 02:13:28 -0000 1.339 @@ -1,7 +1,21 @@ Revision history for Perl extension Module::Build. -0.27_01 (Beta for 0.28) +0.27_01 (Beta for 0.28) Fri Apr 15 21:12:57 CDT 2005 + + Backward-incompatible (but better) changes: + + * When using the 'install_base' option to choose a directory for + installing everything, perl modules now go into lib/perl5/ instead + of just lib/. It seems this is more consistent with people's + expectations, and the way I had it before was a bit peculiar to the + way I like things in my own home directory. [Michael Schwern] + + * When the user is using the 'install_base' option, scripts will now + be installed by default in $install_base/bin/ rather than + $install_base/script/ . [Jan Hudec and Michael Schwern] + + Major changes: - The auto_features mechanism will now re-evaluate dependencies every time feature() is called for an auto-feature, rather than freezing @@ -14,15 +28,34 @@ author add/merge arbitrary entries into the META.yml file. - Now reads per-action default options from '$ENV{HOME}/.modulebuildrc' - if it exists. Commandline options override anything set in the rc file. + if it exists. Command line options override anything set in the rc file. - Extend prerequisite specifications to apply to all actions. It is now a fatal error if 'requires' or 'conflicts' for a given action are not satisfied, except where necessary for backwards compatability. - Also, added options to ignore the fatal errors. + Also, added '--force' options to ignore the fatal errors. (NOTE: + this is a somewhat experimental feature, we may morph this around a + bit before final release!) + + - The creation of Unix man pages is no longer a strict necessity - it + has now been turned into an 'auto-feature' contingent on the + presence of Pod::Man and a location specified for man pages to go. + + - A user-specified 'install_path' setting will now take precedence + over an 'install_base' setting. This allows the user to use + 'install_base' to set the base for all elements in one go, and then + use 'install_path' to override specific paths or add paths for + additional kinds of targets. + + - Split the main documentation from 'Module/Build.pm' into two + sections. The user level documentation and overview remains in + 'Module/Build.pm', while a new document, + 'Module/Build/Authoring.pod', has been created for module authors. + + Minor changes: - new_from_context() was losing its arguments in some cases (and not - because of inadequate training in debate) - we now pass its + because of inadequate training in forensic debate) - we now pass its arguments directly to the Build.PL script rather than merging them in afterwards. @@ -32,29 +65,18 @@ to behave more like factory methods returning objects of the correct class based on context. [Ray Zimmerman] - - M::B::ModuleInfo would not read the $VERSION in the assumed package - 'main' of a script unless the $VERSION line was the first non-empty - line in the script. [David Wheeler] + - Refactored methods relating to parsing perl module files for + package, version, and pod data into a new class: + Module::Build::ModuleInfo. It should not be considered part of + Module::Build's API, because we may split it out entirely as a + separate CPAN module that we depend on. - Added new method Module::Build::prepare_metadata() for authors to override in order to add custom fields to META.yml. - - Refactored methods relating to parsing perl module files for package, - version, and pod data into a new class: Module::Build::ModuleInfo. - - We now use Test::More for our regression tests. If the user doesn't have it installed, we include a copy in t/lib/ that we can - use during testing (it won't be installed). - - - Split documentation into two sections. The user level documentation - and overview remains in 'Module/Build.pm', while a new document, - 'Module/Build/Authoring.pod', has been created for module authors. - - - The creation of Unix man pages is no longer a strict necessity - it - has now been turned into an 'auto-feature' contingent on the - presence of Pod::Man, and when distributions are being built we - skip building man pages when there's no location specified for them - to go. + use during testing. - When copying files in the 'distdir' action, set permissions to match the original files. [Julian Mehnle] @@ -68,21 +90,9 @@ (or in whatever paradigm the user originally invoked Module::Build from). [David Wheeler] - - A user-specified 'install_path' setting will now take precedence - over an 'install_base' setting. This allows the user to use - 'install_base' to set the base for all elements in one go, and then - use 'install_path' to override specific paths or add paths for - additional kinds of targets. - - Added the current_action() method, which, surprisingly, returns the name of the currently running action. [David Wheeler] - * When using the 'install_base' option to choose a directory for - installing everything, perl modules now go into lib/perl5/ instead - of just lib/. It seems this is more consistent with people's - expectations, and the way I had it before was a bit peculiar to the - way I like things in my own home directory. [Michael Schwern] - - Added docs for run_perl_script(). - Added some stuff to the docs about why PREFIX is unsupported, and @@ -128,10 +138,6 @@ version, but it's safer to make sure we're using the same perl everywhere. - - When the user is using the 'install_base' option, scripts will now - be installed by default in $install_base/bin/ rather than - $install_base/script/ . [Jan Hudec and Michael Schwern] - 0.2610 Fri Apr 15 08:25:01 CDT 2005 - new_from_context() was losing its arguments in some cases (and not |
