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

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

Hi Ron,

Whose message are you quoting here?  I don't see it in my mailbox, so I 
can't tell what the actual issues are that somebody's complaining about.

  -Ken


On Sunday, November 23, 2003, at 05:17  PM, Ron Savage wrote:

> Hi Folks
>
>> So by switching to Build.PL we dont actually gain anything but
>> complexity and balkanization.
>
> Also, I hope no-one's lost sight of the fact that some of us use
> home-grown CGI scripts to install modules, and don't want manually
> intervention during the installation process. I mention this just in
> case it happens to be relevant.
>
>> I feel obliged to repeat what I said earlier. I think the
>> Module::Build project and the CPANPLUS project are Good Things. I
>> think that some of the implementation decisions are not such Good
>> Things, and I worry that the impact of them over the long haul will
>> be negative for both CPAN and for Module::Build.  Only time will
>> tell if im right.
>
> I second that.