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

[Chris D. <ch...@cl...>]

On Feb 14, 2006, at 3:18 PM, John Peacock wrote:

> Tyler MacDonald wrote:
>> 	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.
>
> Pseudocode:
>
> if ($mb->overwrite_makefile() && -f $Makefile ) {
>     my $answer = $mb->y_n("Found an existing Makefile.PL;  
> overwrite?");
>     if ($answer =~/y/i) {
>         write_makefile;
>     }
> }
>
> where overwrite_makefile is a package option passed to M::B::new 
> ().  I did it this way so that
>
> a) the developer has to affirmatively choose that option;
> b) the developer has to _always_ hit 'Y' when running './Build  
> distdir', just in case he/she did something manually and forgot to  
> turn off the option.

Ugh, I have to hit "Y" every time???  If you add the following to the  
conditional, I'd be happy:
   && slurp($Makefile) !~ /auto.generated/is

Chris
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