Re^3: make/deploy tool for perl scripts

I personally don't like Module::Build's complete disregarding of well-established items like PREFIX and such. Especially when it recognises that it's been passed those items. It's incredibly arrogant

No it's not.

The whole point of Module::Build is to re-think how module installation works. The EU:MM PREFIX logic is very complicated. The M::B install_base logic is far simpler and works in more places.

If you want M::B to do exactly the same as EU:MM why bother?

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Re^4: make/deploy tool for perl scripts by sintadil (Pilgrim) on Jul 15, 2004 at 18:02 UTC
If you want M::B to do exactly the same as EU:MM why bother? I don't bother. Other module authors do, though. As for why it matters: I'm a stickler for backward compatibility and tradition. That and I'm afraid of the Perl module build process being mutated into something like the GNU autotools suite. If you've ever tried to run an autogen.sh on a BSD system, you know what I mean. If you don't, search the FreeBSD mailing list archives. Think about it this way: I'm so pleased with the user interface of the current system that any sort of change bothers me. :)	[reply]

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Re^4: make/deploy tool for perl scripts
by sintadil (Pilgrim) on Jul 15, 2004 at 18:02 UTC

If you want M::B to do exactly the same as EU:MM why bother?

I don't bother. Other module authors do, though. As for why it matters: I'm a stickler for backward compatibility and tradition. That and I'm afraid of the Perl module build process being mutated into something like the GNU autotools suite. If you've ever tried to run an autogen.sh on a BSD system, you know what I mean. If you don't, search the FreeBSD mailing list archives.

Think about it this way: I'm so pleased with the user interface of the current system that any sort of change bothers me. :)

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