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

[Randy W. S. <Ra...@Th...>]

Ken Williams wrote:

> 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

This thread began on the module-authors list as did the thread "How to 
indicate a dependency in my module".

>
> 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.
>