Re: [Module::Build] Recursive builds?

[Eric W. <scr...@gm...>]

# from David Golden
# on Saturday 11 February 2006 06:14 am:

>It would seem fairly trivial to add a "recurse_into" parameter with
>directories but then what?

chdir into each one and run $perl, 'Build.PL' or $perl, 'Build' with the=20
same arguments.

>Are each of the directories mirrors of a=20
>normal distribution with their own lib and t directories?

I'm pretty sure that's roughly what ExtUtils::MakeMaker does.

>And how=20
>should building/testing/installing work? =A0Copy all relevant files from
>all recursive directories into a top level blib directory?

No.  I think the primary need for recursive builds is to be able to put=20
multiple distributions together and/or separate the Build.PL files to=20
keep things sane.  I would also like to be able to trigger MakeMaker=20
builds (unless Module::Build::Inline would be trivial.)  I suppose=20
handling the differences between what arguments are supported by=20
MakeMaker makes this hairy.

>Or should there be blibs in each directory?

Yes.  You should be able to chdir into each one and run build as if it=20
were a standalone distribution.

>Should top level tests assume the=20
>existence of (and know how to find) files from lower down in the tree?

No.  Maybe.  If so, it should just add every blib/ to @INC.  I imagine=20
that the toplevel tests might be used to test integration of the=20
recursively built modules?

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