in reply to Issues with first module build

G'day Leitz,

Firstly, please put code, data, and any error messages within <code>...</code> tags. That way, we can see what you're seeing and get a verbatim copy via the [download] link.

The first line of MANIFEST.SKIP contains a link: it looks to us like \bbookbot-\d\.\_+; it probably really (i.e. to you) looks like \bbookbot-[\d\.\_]+.

\bbookbot-[\d\.\_]+ actually matches all of your files. \bbookbot-.*\* does not match any of your files. A simpler regex to match all of your files is /bookbot-.+?/.

Because (my guess about) the first regex should match, it's possible you have some rogue (maybe whitespace) character in MANIFEST.SKIP. Please run the following command and post the result: 

cat -vet MANIFEST.SKIP

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That will highlight any rogue characters. It may present an immediate solution to you.

The following (in the spoiler) is my analysis. You may want to modify that to test other regexes or different input files. Note that I trimmed the leading /home/leam/lang/git from all pathnames. 

$ perl -E '
    my @res = (
        qr{(\bbookbot-[\d\.\_]+)},
        qr{(\bbookbot-.*\*)},
        qr{(/bookbot-.+?/)},
    );
    for my $file (@ARGV) {
        for my $re (@res) {
            print "$file =~ $re : ";
            say +($file =~ $re) ? "MATCH [$1]" : "NO MATCH";
        }
    }
' /LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/auto_features /LeamHall/bookbo
+t/bookbot-0.01/_build/build_params /LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_bu
+ild/cleanup /LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/config_data /LeamHa
+ll/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/features /LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.0
+1/_build/magicnum /LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/notes /LeamHa
+ll/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/prereqs /LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01
+/_build/runtime_params
/LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/auto_features =~ (?^u:(\bbookbot
+-[\d\.\_]+)) : MATCH [bookbot-0.01]
/LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/auto_features =~ (?^u:(\bbookbot
+-.*\*)) : NO MATCH
/LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/auto_features =~ (?^u:(/bookbot-
+.+?/)) : MATCH [/bookbot-0.01/]
/LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/build_params =~ (?^u:(\bbookbot-
+[\d\.\_]+)) : MATCH [bookbot-0.01]
/LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/build_params =~ (?^u:(\bbookbot-
+.*\*)) : NO MATCH
/LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/build_params =~ (?^u:(/bookbot-.
++?/)) : MATCH [/bookbot-0.01/]
/LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/cleanup =~ (?^u:(\bbookbot-[\d\.
+\_]+)) : MATCH [bookbot-0.01]
/LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/cleanup =~ (?^u:(\bbookbot-.*\*)
+) : NO MATCH
/LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/cleanup =~ (?^u:(/bookbot-.+?/))
+ : MATCH [/bookbot-0.01/]
/LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/config_data =~ (?^u:(\bbookbot-[
+\d\.\_]+)) : MATCH [bookbot-0.01]
/LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/config_data =~ (?^u:(\bbookbot-.
+*\*)) : NO MATCH
/LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/config_data =~ (?^u:(/bookbot-.+
+?/)) : MATCH [/bookbot-0.01/]
/LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/features =~ (?^u:(\bbookbot-[\d\
+.\_]+)) : MATCH [bookbot-0.01]
/LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/features =~ (?^u:(\bbookbot-.*\*
+)) : NO MATCH
/LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/features =~ (?^u:(/bookbot-.+?/)
+) : MATCH [/bookbot-0.01/]
/LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/magicnum =~ (?^u:(\bbookbot-[\d\
+.\_]+)) : MATCH [bookbot-0.01]
/LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/magicnum =~ (?^u:(\bbookbot-.*\*
+)) : NO MATCH
/LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/magicnum =~ (?^u:(/bookbot-.+?/)
+) : MATCH [/bookbot-0.01/]
/LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/notes =~ (?^u:(\bbookbot-[\d\.\_
+]+)) : MATCH [bookbot-0.01]
/LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/notes =~ (?^u:(\bbookbot-.*\*)) 
+: NO MATCH
/LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/notes =~ (?^u:(/bookbot-.+?/)) :
+ MATCH [/bookbot-0.01/]
/LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/prereqs =~ (?^u:(\bbookbot-[\d\.
+\_]+)) : MATCH [bookbot-0.01]
/LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/prereqs =~ (?^u:(\bbookbot-.*\*)
+) : NO MATCH
/LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/prereqs =~ (?^u:(/bookbot-.+?/))
+ : MATCH [/bookbot-0.01/]
/LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/runtime_params =~ (?^u:(\bbookbo
+t-[\d\.\_]+)) : MATCH [bookbot-0.01]
/LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/runtime_params =~ (?^u:(\bbookbo
+t-.*\*)) : NO MATCH
/LeamHall/bookbot/bookbot-0.01/_build/runtime_params =~ (?^u:(/bookbot
+-.+?/)) : MATCH [/bookbot-0.01/]

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— Ken

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Re^2: Issues with first module build
by Leitz (Scribe) on Jan 05, 2021 at 08:47 UTC

    Ken, thanks! I've put the code into code tags. As an experiment, I created a totally new module and it seems to have the same issue issue with the MANIFEST.SKIP.

    module-starter --version           #module-starter v1.77
module-starter -mb --module test_module_starter

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    module-starter -mb --module test_module_starter
Created test_module_starter
Created test_module_starter/lib
Created test_module_starter/lib/test_module_starter.pm
Created test_module_starter/t
Created test_module_starter/t/manifest.t
Created test_module_starter/t/00-load.t
Created test_module_starter/t/pod.t
Created test_module_starter/t/pod-coverage.t
Created test_module_starter/xt
Created test_module_starter/xt/boilerplate.t
Created test_module_starter/Build.PL
Created test_module_starter/Changes
Created test_module_starter/README
Regenerating MANIFEST
Can't find dist packages without a MANIFEST file
Run 'Build manifest' to generate one

WARNING: Possible missing or corrupt 'MANIFEST' file.
Nothing to enter for 'provides' field in metafile.
Created MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
Creating new 'Build' script for 'test_module_starter' version '0.01'
File 'MANIFEST.SKIP' does not exist: Creating a temporary 'MANIFEST.SK
+IP'
Added to MANIFEST: Build.PL
Added to MANIFEST: Changes
Added to MANIFEST: lib/test_module_starter.pm
Added to MANIFEST: MANIFEST
Added to MANIFEST: README
Added to MANIFEST: t/00-load.t
Added to MANIFEST: t/manifest.t
Added to MANIFEST: t/pod-coverage.t
Added to MANIFEST: t/pod.t
Added to MANIFEST: xt/boilerplate.t
Created starter directories and files

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    MANIFEST.SKIP.bak

    cat MANIFEST.SKIP.bak 
    #!include_default
# Avoid configuration metadata file
^MYMETA\.

# Avoid Module::Build generated and utility files.
\bBuild$
\bBuild.bat$
\b_build
\bBuild.COM$
\bBUILD.COM$
\bbuild.com$
^MANIFEST\.SKIP

# Avoid archives of this distribution
\btest_module_starter-[\d\.\_]+

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    I then

    cd test_module_starter/
cp MANIFEST.SKIP.bak MANIFEST.SKIP
./Build disttest

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    Created META.yml and META.json
Creating test_module_starter-0.01
Created MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
Creating new 'Build' script for 'test_module_starter' version '0.01'
Building test_module_starter
t/00-load.t ....... 1/? # Testing test_module_starter 0.01, Perl 5.030
+000, /usr/bin/perl
t/00-load.t ....... ok   
t/manifest.t ...... 1/1 
#   Failed test at /usr/local/share/perl/5.30.0/Test/CheckManifest.pm 
+line 190.
#          got: 0
#     expected: 1
# The following files are not named in the MANIFEST file: /home/leam/t
+mp/test_module_starter/test_module_starter-0.01/_build/auto_features,
+ /home/leam/tmp/test_module_starter/test_module_starter-0.01/_build/b
+uild_params, /home/leam/tmp/test_module_starter/test_module_starter-0
+.01/_build/cleanup, /home/leam/tmp/test_module_starter/test_module_st
+arter-0.01/_build/config_data, /home/leam/tmp/test_module_starter/tes
+t_module_starter-0.01/_build/features, /home/leam/tmp/test_module_sta
+rter/test_module_starter-0.01/_build/magicnum, /home/leam/tmp/test_mo
+dule_starter/test_module_starter-0.01/_build/notes, /home/leam/tmp/te
+st_module_starter/test_module_starter-0.01/_build/prereqs, /home/leam
+/tmp/test_module_starter/test_module_starter-0.01/_build/runtime_para
+ms
# MANIFEST: /home/leam/tmp/test_module_starter/test_module_starter-0.0
+1/MANIFEST
# Looks like you failed 1 test of 1.
t/manifest.t ...... Dubious, test returned 1 (wstat 256, 0x100)
Failed 1/1 subtests 
t/pod-coverage.t .. ok   
t/pod.t ........... ok   

Test Summary Report
-------------------
t/manifest.t    (Wstat: 256 Tests: 1 Failed: 1)
  Failed test:  1
  Non-zero exit status: 1
Files=4, Tests=4,  0 wallclock secs ( 0.03 usr  0.01 sys +  0.38 cusr 
+ 0.02 csys =  0.44 CPU)
Result: FAIL
Failed 1/4 test programs. 1/4 subtests failed.
Error executing 'Build test' in dist directory at /usr/share/perl5/Mod
+ule/Build/Base.pm line 4086.

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    Perl Info

    perl -V

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    Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 30 subversion 0) configuration
+:
   
  Platform:
    osname=linux
    osvers=4.19.0
    archname=x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi
    uname='linux localhost 4.19.0 #1 smp debian 4.19.0 x86_64 gnulinux
+ '
    config_args='-Dmksymlinks -Dusethreads -Duselargefiles -Dcc=x86_64
+-linux-gnu-gcc -Dcpp=x86_64-linux-gnu-cpp -Dld=x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc -
+Dccflags=-DDEBIAN -Wdate-time -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -g -O2 -fdebug-pref
+ix-map=/build/perl-Wfb2Cd/perl-5.30.0=. -fstack-protector-strong -Wfo
+rmat -Werror=format-security -Dldflags= -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,
+-z,relro -Dlddlflags=-shared -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro -D
+cccdlflags=-fPIC -Darchname=x86_64-linux-gnu -Dprefix=/usr -Dprivlib=
+/usr/share/perl/5.30 -Darchlib=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.30 -D
+vendorprefix=/usr -Dvendorlib=/usr/share/perl5 -Dvendorarch=/usr/lib/
+x86_64-linux-gnu/perl5/5.30 -Dsiteprefix=/usr/local -Dsitelib=/usr/lo
+cal/share/perl/5.30.0 -Dsitearch=/usr/local/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl
+/5.30.0 -Dman1dir=/usr/share/man/man1 -Dman3dir=/usr/share/man/man3 -
+Dsiteman1dir=/usr/local/man/man1 -Dsiteman3dir=/usr/local/man/man3 -D
+use64bitint -Dman1ext=1 -Dman3ext=3perl -Dpager=/usr/bin/sensible-pag
+er -Uafs -Ud_csh -Ud_ualarm -Uusesfio -Uusenm -Ui_libutil -Ui_xlocale
+ -Uversiononly -DDEBUGGING=-g -Doptimize=-O2 -dEs -Duseshrplib -Dlibp
+erl=libperl.so.5.30.0'
    hint=recommended
    useposix=true
    d_sigaction=define
    useithreads=define
    usemultiplicity=define
    use64bitint=define
    use64bitall=define
    uselongdouble=undef
    usemymalloc=n
    default_inc_excludes_dot=define
    bincompat5005=undef
  Compiler:
    cc='x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc'
    ccflags ='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DDEBIAN -fwrapv -fno-strict-
+aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSE
+T_BITS=64'
    optimize='-O2 -g'
    cppflags='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DDEBIAN -fwrapv -fno-strict-
+aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include'
    ccversion=''
    gccversion='9.3.0'
    gccosandvers=''
    intsize=4
    longsize=8
    ptrsize=8
    doublesize=8
    byteorder=12345678
    doublekind=3
    d_longlong=define
    longlongsize=8
    d_longdbl=define
    longdblsize=16
    longdblkind=3
    ivtype='long'
    ivsize=8
    nvtype='double'
    nvsize=8
    Off_t='off_t'
    lseeksize=8
    alignbytes=8
    prototype=define
  Linker and Libraries:
    ld='x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc'
    ldflags =' -fstack-protector-strong -L/usr/local/lib'
    libpth=/usr/local/lib /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu /usr/lib /lib/
+x86_64-linux-gnu /lib/../lib /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu /usr/lib/../li
+b /lib
    libs=-lgdbm -lgdbm_compat -ldb -ldl -lm -lpthread -lc -lcrypt
    perllibs=-ldl -lm -lpthread -lc -lcrypt
    libc=libc-2.31.so
    so=so
    useshrplib=true
    libperl=libperl.so.5.30
    gnulibc_version='2.31'
  Dynamic Linking:
    dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs
    dlext=so
    d_dlsymun=undef
    ccdlflags='-Wl,-E'
    cccdlflags='-fPIC'
    lddlflags='-shared -L/usr/local/lib -fstack-protector-strong'


Characteristics of this binary (from libperl): 
  Compile-time options:
    HAS_TIMES
    MULTIPLICITY
    PERLIO_LAYERS
    PERL_COPY_ON_WRITE
    PERL_DONT_CREATE_GVSV
    PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT
    PERL_MALLOC_WRAP
    PERL_OP_PARENT
    PERL_PRESERVE_IVUV
    USE_64_BIT_ALL
    USE_64_BIT_INT
    USE_ITHREADS
    USE_LARGE_FILES
    USE_LOCALE
    USE_LOCALE_COLLATE
    USE_LOCALE_CTYPE
    USE_LOCALE_NUMERIC
    USE_LOCALE_TIME
    USE_PERLIO
    USE_PERL_ATOF
    USE_REENTRANT_API
    USE_THREAD_SAFE_LOCALE
  Locally applied patches:
    DEBPKG:debian/cpan_definstalldirs - Provide a sensible INSTALLDIRS
+ default for modules installed from CPAN.
    DEBPKG:debian/db_file_ver - https://bugs.debian.org/340047 Remove 
+overly restrictive DB_File version check.
    DEBPKG:debian/doc_info - Replace generic man(1) instructions with 
+Debian-specific information.
    DEBPKG:debian/enc2xs_inc - https://bugs.debian.org/290336 Tweak en
+c2xs to follow symlinks and ignore missing @INC directories.
    DEBPKG:debian/errno_ver - https://bugs.debian.org/343351 Remove Er
+rno version check due to upgrade problems with long-running processes
+.
    DEBPKG:debian/libperl_embed_doc - https://bugs.debian.org/186778 N
+ote that libperl-dev package is required for embedded linking
    DEBPKG:fixes/respect_umask - Respect umask during installation
    DEBPKG:debian/writable_site_dirs - Set umask approproately for sit
+e install directories
    DEBPKG:debian/extutils_set_libperl_path - EU:MM: set location of l
+ibperl.a under /usr/lib
    DEBPKG:debian/no_packlist_perllocal - Don't install .packlist or p
+erllocal.pod for perl or vendor
    DEBPKG:debian/fakeroot - Postpone LD_LIBRARY_PATH evaluation to th
+e binary targets.
    DEBPKG:debian/instmodsh_doc - Debian policy doesn't install .packl
+ist files for core or vendor.
    DEBPKG:debian/ld_run_path - Remove standard libs from LD_RUN_PATH 
+as per Debian policy.
    DEBPKG:debian/libnet_config_path - Set location of libnet.cfg to /
+etc/perl/Net as /usr may not be writable.
    DEBPKG:debian/perlivp - https://bugs.debian.org/510895 Make perliv
+p skip include directories in /usr/local
    DEBPKG:debian/squelch-locale-warnings - https://bugs.debian.org/50
+8764 Squelch locale warnings in Debian package maintainer scripts
    DEBPKG:debian/patchlevel - https://bugs.debian.org/567489 List pac
+kaged patches for 5.30.0-9ubuntu0.2 in patchlevel.h
    DEBPKG:fixes/document_makemaker_ccflags - https://bugs.debian.org/
+628522 [rt.cpan.org #68613] Document that CCFLAGS should include $Con
+fig{ccflags}
    DEBPKG:debian/find_html2text - https://bugs.debian.org/640479 Conf
+igure CPAN::Distribution with correct name of html2text
    DEBPKG:debian/perl5db-x-terminal-emulator.patch - https://bugs.deb
+ian.org/668490 Invoke x-terminal-emulator rather than xterm in perl5d
+b.pl
    DEBPKG:debian/cpan-missing-site-dirs - https://bugs.debian.org/688
+842 Fix CPAN::FirstTime defaults with nonexisting site dirs if a pare
+nt is writable
    DEBPKG:fixes/memoize_storable_nstore - [rt.cpan.org #77790] https:
+//bugs.debian.org/587650 Memoize::Storable: respect 'nstore' option n
+ot respected
    DEBPKG:debian/makemaker-pasthru - https://bugs.debian.org/758471 P
+ass LD settings through to subdirectories
    DEBPKG:debian/makemaker-manext - https://bugs.debian.org/247370 Ma
+ke EU::MakeMaker honour MANnEXT settings in generated manpage headers
    DEBPKG:debian/kfreebsd-softupdates - https://bugs.debian.org/79679
+8 Work around Debian Bug#796798
    DEBPKG:fixes/autodie-scope - https://bugs.debian.org/798096 Fix a 
+scoping issue with "no autodie" and the "system" sub
    DEBPKG:fixes/memoize-pod - [rt.cpan.org #89441] Fix POD errors in 
+Memoize
    DEBPKG:debian/hurd-softupdates - https://bugs.debian.org/822735 Fi
+x t/op/stat.t failures on hurd
    DEBPKG:fixes/math_complex_doc_great_circle - https://bugs.debian.o
+rg/697567 [rt.cpan.org #114104] Math::Trig: clarify definition of gre
+at_circle_midpoint
    DEBPKG:fixes/math_complex_doc_see_also - https://bugs.debian.org/6
+97568 [rt.cpan.org #114105] Math::Trig: add missing SEE ALSO
    DEBPKG:fixes/math_complex_doc_angle_units - https://bugs.debian.or
+g/731505 [rt.cpan.org #114106] Math::Trig: document angle units
    DEBPKG:fixes/cpan_web_link - https://bugs.debian.org/367291 CPAN: 
+Add link to main CPAN web site
    DEBPKG:debian/hppa_op_optimize_workaround - https://bugs.debian.or
+g/838613 Temporarily lower the optimization of op.c on hppa due to gc
+c-6 problems
    DEBPKG:debian/installman-utf8 - https://bugs.debian.org/840211 Gen
+erate man pages with UTF-8 characters
    DEBPKG:fixes/getopt-long-4 - https://bugs.debian.org/864544 [rt.cp
+an.org #122068] Fix issue #122068.
    DEBPKG:debian/hppa_opmini_optimize_workaround - https://bugs.debia
+n.org/869122 Lower the optimization level of opmini.c on hppa
    DEBPKG:debian/sh4_op_optimize_workaround - https://bugs.debian.org
+/869373 Also lower the optimization level of op.c and opmini.c on sh4
    DEBPKG:debian/perldoc-pager - https://bugs.debian.org/870340 [rt.c
+pan.org #120229] Fix perldoc terminal escapes when sensible-pager is 
+less
    DEBPKG:debian/prune_libs - https://bugs.debian.org/128355 Prune th
+e list of libraries wanted to what we actually need.
    DEBPKG:debian/mod_paths - Tweak @INC ordering for Debian
    DEBPKG:debian/configure-regen - https://bugs.debian.org/762638 Reg
+enerate Configure et al. after probe unit changes
    DEBPKG:debian/deprecate-with-apt - https://bugs.debian.org/747628 
+Point users to Debian packages of deprecated core modules
    DEBPKG:debian/disable-stack-check - https://bugs.debian.org/902779
+ [perl #133327] Disable debugperl stack extension checks for binary c
+ompatibility with perl
    DEBPKG:fixes/eumm-usrmerge - https://bugs.debian.org/913637 Avoid 
+mangling /bin non-perl shebangs on merged-/usr systems
    DEBPKG:debian/perlbug-editor - https://bugs.debian.org/922609 Use 
+"editor" as the default perlbug editor, as per Debian policy
    DEBPKG:fixes/gid-parsing - [79e302e] https://bugs.debian.org/94198
+5 [perl #134169] (perl #134169) mg.c reset endptr after use
    DEBPKG:fixes/CVE-2020-10543.patch - [PATCH v530 1/4] regcomp.c: Pr
+event integer overflow from nested regex quantifiers.
    DEBPKG:fixes/CVE-2020-10878-1.patch - [PATCH v530 2/4] study_chunk
+: extract rck_elide_nothing
    DEBPKG:fixes/CVE-2020-10878-2.patch - [PATCH v530 3/4] regcomp: us
+e long jumps if there is any possibility of overflow
    DEBPKG:fixes/CVE-2020-12723.patch - [PATCH v530 4/4] study_chunk: 
+avoid mutating regexp program within GOSUB
  Built under linux
  Compiled at Oct 19 2020 10:56:54
  @INC:
    /etc/perl
    /usr/local/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.30.0
    /usr/local/share/perl/5.30.0
    /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl5/5.30
    /usr/share/perl5
    /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.30
    /usr/share/perl/5.30
    /usr/local/lib/site_perl
    /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl-base

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      I use Module::Starter, via the module-starter script, but I don't use Module::Build (I use ExtUtils::MakeMaker). I became very curious about all of these anomalies, so I decided to try the commands that you've shown for myself.

      I upgraded modules, where necessary, to the latest versions: 

      $ perl -E 'use Module::Starter; say $Module::Starter::VERSION'
1.77

$ perl -E 'use Module::Build; say $Module::Build::VERSION'
0.4231

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      I pared down my ~/.module-starter/config to an absolute barebones version: 

      ken@titan ~/.module-starter
$ cat config
author:  Ken Cotterill
email:   kcott@cpan.org

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      I created a fresh directory, ~/tmp/pm_11126324, for my tests. I then ran the commands you show. 

      ken@titan ~/tmp/pm_11126324
$ module-starter --version
module-starter v1.77

ken@titan ~/tmp/pm_11126324
$ module-starter -mb --module test_module_starter
Added to MANIFEST: Build.PL
Added to MANIFEST: Changes
Added to MANIFEST: lib/test_module_starter.pm
Added to MANIFEST: MANIFEST
Added to MANIFEST: README
Added to MANIFEST: t/00-load.t
Added to MANIFEST: t/manifest.t
Added to MANIFEST: t/pod-coverage.t
Added to MANIFEST: t/pod.t
Added to MANIFEST: xt/boilerplate.t
Created starter directories and files

ken@titan ~/tmp/pm_11126324
$

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      So, I don't see any of the initial lines that you show: 

      Created test_module_starter
Created test_module_starter/lib
Created test_module_starter/lib/test_module_starter.pm
Created test_module_starter/t
Created test_module_starter/t/manifest.t
Created test_module_starter/t/00-load.t
Created test_module_starter/t/pod.t
Created test_module_starter/t/pod-coverage.t
Created test_module_starter/xt
Created test_module_starter/xt/boilerplate.t
Created test_module_starter/Build.PL
Created test_module_starter/Changes
Created test_module_starter/README
Regenerating MANIFEST
Can't find dist packages without a MANIFEST file
Run 'Build manifest' to generate one

WARNING: Possible missing or corrupt 'MANIFEST' file.
Nothing to enter for 'provides' field in metafile.
Created MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
Creating new 'Build' script for 'test_module_starter' version '0.01'
File 'MANIFEST.SKIP' does not exist: Creating a temporary 'MANIFEST.SK
+IP'

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      There would appear to be a bug in Module::Build in that it reports "Added to MANIFEST: xt/boilerplate.t" but either that didn't happen or that line was subsequently removed: 

      ken@titan ~/tmp/pm_11126324
$ cat test_module_starter/MANIFEST
Build.PL
Changes
lib/test_module_starter.pm
MANIFEST                        This list of files
README
t/00-load.t
t/manifest.t
t/pod-coverage.t
t/pod.t

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      I had a look in "Active bugs for Module-Build" but couldn't see anything related to this. There are multiple screenfuls of active bugs, so I may have missed it; also, that many active bugs does not fill me with confidence about this module in general.

      It may be that you're attempting to create your module in a directory that's filled with files from previous attempts. That could account for all the extra messages that you reported. Try creating a fresh, empty directory and start again from scratch.

      Also look in your ~/.module-starter/config and see what's there that could be causing issues. Do you, perhaps, have a template_dir: line which is causing your directory to be populated with problem files.

      Your cp MANIFEST.SKIP.bak MANIFEST.SKIP command looks wrong to me. Normally, you copy a file to a backup version; not the other way around.

      I looked at the "Module::Build: ACTIONS: test" documentation. It does not appear to recursively work through the t/ directory:

      "Tests can be defined in the standard places: a file called test.pl in the top-level directory, or several files ending with .t in a t/ directory."

      You may be able to use the --test_files argument to do what you want. I haven't tested this.

      Also look at "Module::Build: SEE ALSO". There are a number of links there that might be useful for you (e.g. the Cookbook). I didn't look at any of these.

      Finally, you might consider using ExtUtils::MakeMaker instead of Module::Build. That's what I use for both personal projects and $work: I've never had any of the sort of issues that you're reporting.

      — Ken

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        Ken, I tried a different solution; creating the module as a totally different user. That changes the results greatly, so my bet is that in some previous digging into module building I read some page and modified things I've long forgotten about.

        I'll give ExtUtils::MakeMaker a look.

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      Thanks for adding the code tags.

      The reason I asked you to use -vet with cat, was to locate characters that were not immediately obvious but could affect the regex.

      Compare

      $ cat rogue_char_test
qwerty
asdfgh
zxcvbn

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      with

      $ cat -vet rogue_char_test
qwerty $
asdfgh^I$
zxcvbn^N$

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      On a different note, your MANIFEST.SKIP.bak file has regexes for MSWin-style files (e.g. *.bat and *.com) but your perl -V indicates a Linux(Debian) installation. Did you perhaps copy files from another OS onto your Linux OS? Were the modules you have on your Linux OS installed on that OS (with package manager, cpan or similar utility, or manual build from source)?

      — Ken

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      Change into the distribution's root directory, then post here (in code tags) the output of perl t/manifest.t.

      Those path names shouldn't be absolute, and if they're being interpreted as such for some reason, the word boundary of the regex will definitely not match.

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        Not a lot of info:

        perl t/manifest.t
1..0 # SKIP Author tests not required for installation

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        Addendum: More info

        export RELEASE_TESTING=1; perl t/manifest.t 
1..1
not ok 1
#   Failed test at /usr/local/share/perl/5.30.0/Test/CheckManifest.pm 
+line 190.
#          got: 0
#     expected: 1
# The following files are not named in the MANIFEST file: /home/leam/t
+mp/test_module_starter/MANIFEST.SKIP, /home/leam/tmp/test_module_star
+ter/MANIFEST.SKIP.bak
# MANIFEST: /home/leam/tmp/test_module_starter/MANIFEST
# Looks like you failed 1 test of 1.

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