Re: [Module-build-general] Some improvement to the pass-thru compat Makefile.PL

[Dave R. <au...@ur...>]

On Thu, 19 Dec 2002, Autrijus Tang wrote:

>         # Check if we're under the non-reentrant CPAN.pm
>         require CPAN;
>         CPAN::Config->load;
>
>         my $cwd  = File::Spec->canonpath(Cwd::cwd());
>         my $cpan = File::Spec->canonpath($CPAN::Config->{cpan_home});
>         if (index($cwd, $cpan) == -1) {
>             print "This module requires Module::Build to install itself.\n";
>
>             $yn = ExtUtils::MakeMaker::prompt(
>                 '  Install Module::Build from CPAN?', 'y'
>             );
>         }

Autrijus, what exactly is this checking?  Is it just that the "index"
check returns -1 only for certain newer versions of CPAN.pm?  And
shouldn't this check come _after_ checking for CPANPLUS?


-dave

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