in reply to Re^2: Building a package for distribution: How do the pros do it?
in thread Building a package for distribution: How do the pros do it?

Are you using ExtUtils::MakeMaker or using Module::Build? As far as I know, using ExtUtils::MakeMaker (and then running perl Makefile.PL && make dist) should generate a META.yml. I'm not sure if it's required since it's a fairly recent addition to the standard distribution tarballs.