[Module-build-general] Re: Figuring out signature stuff

[Autrijus T. <aut...@au...>]

On Wed, May 21, 2003 at 10:09:44PM -0500, Ken Williams wrote:
>  1) The distdir (e.g. Sample-Module-0.11/ ) is created, including
>     a META.yml file inside it
>  2) Module::Signature creates a SIGNATURE file in the distdir, scanning
>     the contents of the distdir and the MANIFEST inside it
> 
> Because it seems like the distribution should be created, then signed.

This can work, except that MANIFEST need to include SIGNATURE in its
listing.

> What I'd like to do is to tell Module::Signature what directory to 
> create the SIGNATURE file in, which would be the distdir in this case.  
> Autrijus, could this happen?  Then I'd switch things around in M::B to 
> take advantage of it.

I _think_ the correct way is just to chdir into distdir and sign it. :)

Thanks,
/Autrijus/