Module installation by hand doesn't take care of the dependencies. If you install the Task module with CPAN or CPANPLUS, they'll take care of it, just like for any other module.

Installing bundles is a separate process and more confusing, so Task makes it look like a normal module installation. I certainly think it's the way to go, especially with things such as CPAN::Mini and CPAN::Mini::Inject which you use to get your local, private modules into the process.

Update Sure, CPAN.pm makes it look like a Bundle is doing it the same things as a normal module installation, but it's a lot different behind the scenes. To use folks who write the code to handle those things, treating a group of modules just like any other module is much easier than programming a special case. You might care because maintaining that special case distracts from other work. You can do what you like though, I guess, and we'll keep making it work for you. :)

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