in reply to PAUSE is too clever (a minor matter)

In Build.PL, you can include something like this: 
    no_index => {
        directory => 'demos',
    },

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(as arguments for Module::Build->new). This results into this code in META.yml: 
no_index:
  directory: demos

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Update: Now that petdance mentioned it (see below), I noticed that search.cpan.org shows the modules whether or not they are in no_index. Anyway I think it's a good thing to put example modules in no_index so they aren't included in the modules index.

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Re^2: PAUSE is too clever (a minor matter)
by syphilis (Archbishop) on May 22, 2007 at 14:05 UTC
    Oh ... interesting.

    I don't provide a Build.PL. Is there a MakeMaker equivalent ? I had a quick look through 'perldoc ExtUtils::MakeMaker' but didn't spot anything. (That doesn't mean it's not there, however :-)

    I don't even provide a META.yml, but I believe that file can be created by running 'make dist'. I guess I could create that file and insert by hand (if necessary) the appropriate 'no_index' entry that you provided ? (I take it that it's the MEYA.yml contents and not the Build.PL contents that's the defining element ?)

    Thanks, betterworld.

    Cheers,
    Rob
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      guess I could create that file and insert by hand (if necessary) the appropriate 'no_index' entry that you provided ?
      I think so, according to PAUSE About page:
      The PAUSE indexer honours the contents of the no_index and the provides fields. All other fields are currently ignored.

      Open source softwares? Share and enjoy. Make profit from them if you can. Yet, share and enjoy!

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        The PAUSE indexer honours the contents of the no_index and the provides fields. All other fields are currently ignored

        Thanks, naikonta - that seems quite definitive.

        I'm still wondering whether there's a way to get MakeMaker to generate a META.yml that contains the 'no_index' entry - or do I have to edit by hand ? (This, of course, is purely academic - there's no reason that I can't manually insert the 'no_index' entry.)

        Cheers,
        Rob
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