Re: [Module::Build] Re: something broken between Module::Build, CPAN.pm, and ExtUtils::MakeMaker in 5.8.8 for UINST=1

[David G. <da...@hy...>]

Tyler MacDonald wrote:
> Ken Williams <ke...@ma...> wrote:
>> If we did that, we'd screw over people who are already maintaining 
>> their Makefile.PL separately by hand. 
> 
> 	OK... but if they are doing that, the Makefile.PL will be in their
> *build* directory already... as far as I understand, our Makefile.PL only
> needs to be generated in the *dist* directory.
> 
> 	The current behaviour is to not create a Makefile.PL during
> "./Build", only create it when "distdir" is run. However, the "distdir"
> action creates "Makefile.PL" in the current directory and then copies it
> over. 

It's not so simple a change.  The Makefile.PL gets generated by 
"distmeta", which "distdir" depends on.  "distmeta" also generates 
README and META.yml.

I tend to run distmeta before checking in a release, so I have exactly 
the Makefile.PL, README, and META.yml that get packaged up and uploaded 
to CPAN.

I don't think anything that could clobber files should be switched on by 
default.  That's just asking for trouble.

Regards,
David Golden