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

[Rob K. <rob...@gm...>]

On 2/18/06, Julian Mehnle <ju...@me...> wrote:
> That would require YAML on _every_ Module::Build installation of the worl=
d,
> not just on module authors' systems.  E.g. if I wanted to install (not
> repackage) version.pm, I'd have to install YAML first.

So? Perl requires MLDBM on every Perl installation in the world. How
many times has anyone on this list used that module? Buehler ....
Buehler ....

Prereqs are the name of the game in Perl. Minimizing them is a nice to
have, but YAML is rapidly becoming the better XML (which I'm grateful
for) and I'm not sure "forcing" people to install YAML is a bad plan.

Rob