[Module::Build] Is "recommends" friendly enough?

[Sagar S. <sag...@so...>]

Hi,

First of all thank you for producing Module::Build. Even at this stage
of development, it is excellent.

I like the idea of the recommends method, as i often have optional
dependencies for my modules (mainly things that are dependencies of
specific tests which get skipped when the module isn't there).

I had a quick play with it, and what i'm not sure is whether it's
friendly enough to the user.

If i have an uninstalled module 'Sagar::Great' =3D> 1, in requires iget
the following output:

ERROR: Sagar::Great: Prerequisite Sagar::Great isn't installed
ERRORS/WARNINGS FOUND IN PREREQUISITES.  You may wish to install the
versions
 of the modules indicated above before proceeding with this
installation.

Which sounds fairly reasonable. Now if i have an uninstalled module:
'Sagar::SICRAP' =3D> 3, i get:

WARNING: Sagar::Great: Prerequisite Sagar::Great isn't installed
ERRORS/WARNINGS FOUND IN PREREQUISITES.  You may wish to install the
versions
 of the modules indicated above before proceeding with this
installation.


My concern is that the 'ERRORS/WARNINGS FOUND..." message is a bit too
harsh/unfriendly when all that the user is missing is a recommended
module. It puts me off using the recommends feature.

What do others think?

Perhaps something more akin to :

WARNING: Sagar::Great: Optional Sagar::Great isn't installed
You may wish to install the recommended versions of the modules
indicated above before proceeding with this installation.

Or perhaps i'm just too nice to my users ;-)

S.


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Sagar Shah <sag...@so...>