[Module::Starter] question for option --license

GUIfriend has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hello Monks,

I use the following DOS command to create a Build.PL file:

module-starter --distro=Sudoku-Preset --builder=Module::Build 
               --module=Games::Sudoku::Preset 
               --ignore=manifest --license=perl 
               --author="Klaus Wittrock" --email=Wittrock#cpan.org
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Note: Since I don't know how to continue a DOS command on the next line, I actually entered this on a single line.

No config file is used.

The license line in the created Build.PL reads

license => 'Perl_5',

When I then run

cd Sudoku-Preset
perl Build.PL
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I get this message:

Nothing to enter for 'provides' field in metafile.
Could not get valid metadata. Error is: Invalid metadata structure. Er
+rors: License 'Perl_5' is invalid (license) [Validation: 1.4] at E:/P
+rogramme(x86)/ActivePerl/lib/Module/Build/Base.pm line 4571.

Could not create MYMETA files
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What did I wrong? Everything works if I manually change in Build.PL

license => 'perl',

but I would prefer to do things right from the beginning

Windows 7 Prof

ActivePerl v5.16.3

Module::Starter v1.62

Module::Build v0.4003

Any hint is welcome. Thanks for your kind help.

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Re: [Module::Starter] question for option --license by ateague (Monk) on May 21, 2014 at 14:09 UTC
Note: Since I don't know how to continue a DOS command on the next line, I actually entered this on a single line. FYI the line continuation character in windows CMD is "^". e.g.: `dir ^ /b ^ *.pdf` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: [Module::Starter] question for option --license by GUIfriend (Sexton) on May 22, 2014 at 09:09 UTC
Thank you for this information. It's good to know particularly for commands with many parameters, to keep them readable.	[reply]
Re: [Module::Starter] question for option --license by Anonymous Monk on May 21, 2014 at 11:32 UTC
error message says ... Module/Build ... so, upgrade Module::Build :)	[reply]
Re^2: [Module::Starter] question for option --license by GUIfriend (Sexton) on May 21, 2014 at 12:35 UTC
Thank you for your reply. I did as suggested, now I have Module::Build v0.4205. Unfortunately the error is still there, only the message has changed slightly. Old: `License 'Perl_5' is invalid (license) [Validation: 1.4] at E:/P+rogramme(x86)/ActivePerl/lib/Module/Build Base.pm line 4571.` New: `License 'Perl_5' is invalid (license -> Perl_5) [Validation: 2] at E:/Programme(x86)/ActivePerl/site/lib/Module/Build/Base.pm line 4555.`	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: [Module::Starter] question for option --license by syphilis (Archbishop) on May 21, 2014 at 13:21 UTC
Unfortunately the error is still there I think that it might be the fault of Module::Starter. I found a couple of Build.PL files that specify `"license" => "perl"`, and I speculate that's what it needs to be. (META.json files specify "perl_5", but everywhere else that I've seen specifies simply "perl".) Cheers, Rob	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: [Module::Starter] question for option --license by Anonymous Monk on May 21, 2014 at 13:54 UTC
Re^4: [Module::Starter] question for option --license by GUIfriend (Sexton) on May 22, 2014 at 09:01 UTC
Re^5: [Module::Starter] question for option --license by Anonymous Monk on May 22, 2014 at 10:34 UTC
Re^3: [Module::Starter] question for option --license by Anonymous Monk on May 21, 2014 at 13:52 UTC
When you upgraded Module::Build, did you do the same for the prerequisites ... like Software::License? Should have happened automatically I think :/	[reply]