Re: [Module::Build] Making 0.28 a reality

[Julian M. <ju...@me...>]

John Peacock wrote:
> Where we left the earlier discussion was that the version.pm patch to
> M::B would require upgrading the YAML dependency to 0.58.  The issue was
> that this would [mostly] silently disable the YAML support for people
> who didn't notice.  There seems to be two ways around it:
>
> 1) write a routine to query the user whether they wanted to upgrade YAML
> at the same time and then make it a prereq;
>
> or
>
> 2) just go ahead and make YAML a prereq of 0.28.
>
> Is there any reason why #2 isn't the way to go?

That would require YAML on _every_ Module::Build installation of the world,=
=20
not just on module authors' systems.  E.g. if I wanted to install (not=20
repackage) version.pm, I'd have to install YAML first.