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

[Tyler M. <ty...@yi...>]

Chris Dolan <ch...@cl...> wrote:
> >	Well it would only clobber the file if it contained the
> >"auto-generated" line, so I think that's safe, but if you want to be
> >*really* paranoid, how about having the dist actions fail if you havent
> >specified a "create_makfile_pl" arg? (one of the exsitng ones or "skip").
> I just tested and CVS HEAD M::B happily overwrote a hand-made  
> Makefile.PL when I added 'traditional' to Build.PL and ran "Build  
> distdir".  Luckily, I had it in SVN so it was an easy restore.

	But that's exactly what you asked it to do. ;-)

	Seriously though, it sounds like having at least a loud warning "I
did not write this Makefile.PL, move it out of the way first" is worthwhile.

		- Tyler