Re: Making a CPAN module with ActiveState Perl

They're roughly equivalent. If you're doing very simple things and don't need to customize any part of the configuration, build, or installation process, either one would work. In that case, ExtUtils::MakeMaker is a very reasonable choice, because it's in the core on all modern versions of Perl.

If you need to customize something, Module::Build is often a more reasonable choice, because you don't have to learn the evil of how MakeMaker somehow works.

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Re^2: Making a CPAN module with ActiveState Perl by jfroebe (Parson) on Apr 17, 2007 at 01:14 UTC
I forgot to mention that this is for the windows version of ActiveState Perl. Does that still hold true for the windows version? Jason L. Froebe Help find a cure for breast cancer! Net proceeds benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and the National Philanthropic Trust. Help by donating - I'm walking 60 miles in 3 days in August 2007. (The day I return from TechWave is the first day of the Walk). Blog, Tech Blog	[reply]
Re^3: Making a CPAN module with ActiveState Perl by syphilis (Archbishop) on Apr 17, 2007 at 04:01 UTC
Does that still hold true for the windows version? Yes, in general terms, the choice between M::B and EU::MM is not influenced by the operating system - though I guess there could well be niggles with both M::B and EU::MM that are platform dependent. Cheers, Rob	[reply]