Re: [Module::Build] create_readme =>1 doesn't cause README to be added to MANIFEST

[Michael G S. <sc...@po...>]

On Fri, Nov 28, 2003 at 03:13:32PM -0600, Ken Williams wrote:
> >One problem that i've found is that when generating the MANIFEST
> >Module::Build doesn't add the README to it, and so it doesn't actually
> >get includede in the dist tarball...
> >
> >Bug?
> 
> I'm reluctant to add things automatically to the MANIFEST, because in 
> general I don't want to surprise the user about things.  With the 
> SIGNATURE file there's a chicken-egg problem that can only be solved by 
> adding it to the MANIFEST automatically, but with the README I think 
> the author should just add it him/herself.

I dunno.  It seems that the Principle of Least Surprise would say that
if you created a README automaticly, you'd want it distributed.  Since
there's little indication to the author that the README is *not* getting
distributed, I'd say the common bug will be an author that sets
create_readme and then forgets to add it to the MANIFEST.  Not the author
that turns on create_readme and doesn't want it in the MANIFEST.


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