Re: [Module::Build] notes on notes

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

On Thu, 1 Jan 2004, Uri Guttman wrote:

> motives (as well and his morals and dna) for this are suspect. i don't
> see any need for persistant config params in this install as stem will
> probably not be reinstalled (often) from the same tarball. it doesn't
> have build variations like some other modules do.

It's useful if someone installs Stem 0.10 and later goes to install 0.11.
That way the previous values are presented as defaults.

> now, there are several ways to to this and notes is one of them. but
> since we already write out the config params to that stem module,
> loading that is very easy and i will prolly stay with it.

notes is not persistent after a "./Build clean", so it's only for "during
the build/install" data.

> side question: since that config module is generated at build/install
> time it should be deleted with realclean. but it won't be seen that way
> by the default realclean action. do i need to write my own realclean
> action, delete that config file and then call SUPER::ACTION_real_clean?
> it isn't hard but is there a standard way to add things to realclean?

 $build->add_to_cleanup($path_to_file);


-dave

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