There are already some mechanisms to help support this in Module::Build (notes, prompt, y_n) and ExtUtils::MakeMaker (PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT, prompt).

Well, since im dealing with XS Module::Build doesnt help me much afaict. As For MakeMaker, well, lets just say that how to exploit these features isn't well documented. I still don't know how to do what I want. If you have knowledge about these matters Id love to see a meditation or tutorial on them :-)

update: ok now that I know what to search for I found what you mean. Thats definately a step forward. If there was an $ENV{CPAN_TESTER} flag to go with the $ENV{PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT} I'd have pretty much everything that I want.

I think that's the wrong distinction to be looking at. The whole point of cpan-testers is that it gives feedback on how well modules build. If you do something different on cpan-testers from what you do on a normal build some of the utility disappears.

Well, Im not with you here im sorry to say. What im concerned with is enabling optional features to be tested by CPAN testers. Since certain features are optional under a tester scenario I want the default to be different from what it would be in a 'follow' CPAN session. In the 'follow' scenario I want it to install/test the DDS alias only if its installed already. On a cpan tester enviornment i want the DDS alias tested, in an interactive enviornment I want the user to decide (if they havent already installed it). So knowing which scenario I was in would be very useful.


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In reply to Re: Re: Re: Trojan Perl Distributions by demerphq
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