Re: [Module::Build] [PATCH] ppm_dist action

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

On Tuesday, January 13, 2004, at 08:46  PM, Randy W. Sims wrote:

>> * For backwards compatibility (not really sure it's neccessary at 
>> this point, but...) I'd suggest leaving the 'ppd' action as is, and 
>> create a new 'ppm_dist' action that runs the 'ppd' action and creates 
>> an archive of the blib directory, running the 'build' action if 
>> neccessary. Ken?
>
> Attached is a patch that adds a new 'ppm_dist' action. It accepts a 
> 'codebase' argument just like the 'ppd' action. This action runs the 
> 'ppd' action and then builds an archive of the blib directory. Glenn, 
> this should allow you to "install on the same machine it is built on". 
> The 'ppd' action remains unchanged. Please let me know if this patch 
> is correct.

It changes the semantics of the make_tarball() method a bit - I think 
we probably also want to make the tarball unpack to a name matching the 
filename people download.  So I think maybe we should copy blib/ to a 
new directory (once the naming issue is solved) and then tarball it up, 
using the same old make_tarball() method.

  -Ken