problem with dzil - perltidyrc is not readable

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

I have a module source and am trying to build it with dzil build I get the error [PerlTidy] specified perltidyrc is not readable: {{null}}. If I do any dzil command like listdeps the same problem occurs. Also, should dzil build a Makefile.PL? Thanks

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Re: problem with dzil - perltidyrc is not readable by Corion (Patriarch) on May 22, 2014 at 08:49 UTC
Welcome to the great world of Dist::Zilla where each dzil.ini comes with a set of undeclared prerequisites and no way to satisfy them automatically. At least, Dist::Zilla pushes that onus onto all who would contribute, instead of everybody who would like to use the module. Personally, I would rip out anything that looks like "PerlTidy" from the dzil.ini file and see if it still works.	[reply]
Re^2: problem with dzil - perltidyrc is not readable by Anonymous Monk on May 22, 2014 at 09:10 UTC
Thank you. This case looks hope less. Removing the POD parts skips this problem, but opens up more and more problems. I think this .ini file is totally wrong. I was just trying to fix something for someone on github. what a mess	[reply]