I don't buy the "Module::Build will Just Work" crap. I have seen how it doesn't work on Win32, and mostly because of unixisms used. So if the New OS is unlike Unix, Module::Build will not Just Work.

I don't think that Module::Build needs to be extensible. Period. It should get my modules installed. My modules could be installed by a glorified shell script, and if I was keen about worrying, I could use ExtUtils::Command to replicate the functionality myself instead of relying on EU::MM. But I don't want to do that, and EU::MM already works.

I hear Schwern talking when you say Module::Build is the future of build in Perl. Module::Build may indeed be the future of Perl, but it will never be the future of build in Perl5. Perl6 has the luxury of starting from a clean slate and not having to worry about previous bad decisions. Perl5 has PREFIX=.

All the devs keep complaining that nobody uses Module::Build, and then keep complaining again when shortcomings get reported. They also complain about how bad EU::MM is, and they complain that their work on Module::Build is not recognized. I see a pattern there, and I guess that comes into play when considering on what I spend my time.

The Module::Build cabal thinks itself the herald of the future (and behaves like it). This makes them blind and deaf against their users. Which is bad if you wantneed a large user base. If Module::Build does not provide an easy migration path for both, modules and existing installations, it will not go anywhere. And I have not seen any consideration of the Module::Build cabal for existing Perl installations. And the cabal cannot take the hint from the complainers that don't use Module::Build. Because, usually, after two or three complaints, people keep using what they used before (EU::MM) instead of putting up with the Module::Build cabal.

In reply to Re^3: What's wrong with PREFIX, you ungrateful fucks. by Corion
in thread Module::Build users -- please use the "traditional" create_makefile_pl option by perrin

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