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

[Yitzchak Scott-T. <sth...@ef...>]

On Sun, Feb 19, 2006 at 11:40:29AM -0500, John Peacock wrote:
> Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes wrote:
> > $ perl Build.PL
> > Checking whether your kit is complete...
> > Looks good
> > 
> > Checking prerequisites...
> > Looks good
> > 
> > Module::Build is not configured with C_support at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8/Module/Build/Base.pm line 3478.
> 
> Bugger.  How can I check for a C compiler if the test dies while trying to
> determine if there is a C compiler because it won't create a c_builder object if
> there isn't a C compiler?  Arghhh!
> 
> Expect version-0.56 RSN (with a completely new installer written in Python).  :(

It was my understanding that 0.27_* no longer directly check for a
C-compiler, but depend on ExtUtils::CBuilder doing the check.  So you
need that as an additional pre-Build.PL/Makefile.PL requirement.

And (as has already been discussed ad nauseam) there is no such thing
as a way to list a pre-Build.PL/Makefile.PL requirement (except with
newer tools that read META.yml iff you have YAML installed).
Though I see a message[*] from Ken that he apparently intends to fix this.
I have no idea how he'd go about this, though.

* http://nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/109856