Re: [Module-build-general] 4th (undocumented) argument to ExtUtils::Install::install

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

On Sunday, February 9, 2003, at 10:31  AM, Dave Rolsky wrote:

> It'll only unlink a shadowing file _if and only if_ it is installing a 
> new
> file.  So if you just run "./Build install uninst=1" and nothing has
> changed, then nothing gets unlinked.
>
> I don't know if this is correct, but that's the deal ;)

Yeah, but in my case that's what was happening, and it still didn't 
unlink 'em.


> Also, for extra fun, note that EU::Install prints messages like this:
>
> ## Running 'make install UNINST=1' will unlink $plural for you.\n
>
> direct to STDOUT.  It'd be nice to catch that and rewrite it in M::B
> language, but what an annoying PITA.

Indeed.

  -Ken