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

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

Rob Kinyon wrote:
> On 2/18/06, Julian Mehnle <ju...@me...> wrote:
> > That would require YAML on _every_ Module::Build installation of the
> > world, 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.

_I_, for that matter, certainly wouldn't have anything against having YAML=
=20
in core, which is what would have to happen if M::B will be going into=20
core.  But you should probably go convince the core people first.