Update of /cvsroot/module-build/Module-Build/lib/Module/Build
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv8689/lib/Module/Build
Modified Files:
Authoring.pod
Log Message:
Fix docs on dynamic_config
Index: Authoring.pod
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RCS file: /cvsroot/module-build/Module-Build/lib/Module/Build/Authoring.pod,v
retrieving revision 1.30
retrieving revision 1.31
diff -u -d -r1.30 -r1.31
--- Authoring.pod 30 Jan 2006 23:14:25 -0000 1.30
+++ Authoring.pod 25 Feb 2006 21:14:21 -0000 1.31
@@ -273,14 +273,14 @@
A boolean flag indicating whether the F<Build.PL> file must be
executed, or whether this module can be built, tested and installed
-solely from consulting its metadata file. The default value is 0,
-reflecting the fact that "most" of the modules on CPAN just need to be
-copied from one place to another. The main reason to set this to a
-true value is that your module performs some dynamic configuration as
-part of its build/install process.
+solely from consulting its metadata file. The main reason to set this
+to a true value is that your module performs some dynamic
+configuration as part of its build/install process. If the flag is
+omitted, the F<META.yml> spec says that installation tools should
+treat it as 1 (true), because this is a safer way to behave.
Currently C<Module::Build> doesn't actually do anything with this flag
-- it's probably going to be up to tools like C<CPAN.pm> to do
+- it's up to higher-level tools like C<CPAN.pm> to do
something useful with it. It can potentially bring lots of security,
packaging, and convenience improvements.
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