[Module::Build] RE: ExtUtils::MakeMaker or Module::Build

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

On Thu, 20 Nov 2003, Orton, Yves wrote:

> Well, I find it odd that it works the way it does. CPAN expects a
> Makefile.PL. If an author doesnt bother to have makefile.pl created (my
> understanding is that this is not default, I await correction) then the
> module is not auto installable by a large cross section of the deployed
> Perls out there. This is an odd decision about a system intended to replace
> MakeMaker IMO.  Build.PL should disappear and be replaced entirely by
> Makefile.pl.

I wrote a patch for CPAN.pm to add support for Module::Build.

To address your complain that Build.PL should be called Makefile.PL, if
this were to happen, you'd then complain that Module::Build doesn't accept
all the same options as EU::MM.  This is intentional, because many of the
EU::MM options are implemented in a rather crufty way.  A good example is
PREFIX.  Trying to duplicate this logic really isn't worth it, so Ken
chose a much simpler way of doing local installs.


-dave

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