in reply to creating META.yml with Module::Build

What? Upgrade upgrade upgrade? 


$ module-starter --mb  --module=Junk     --author=name  --email=email
Created starter directories and files

$ cd Junk

$ perl Build.PL
Created MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
Creating new 'Build' script for 'Junk' version '0.01'

$ perl Build dist
Creating Makefile.PL
Module::Build was not found in configure_requires! Adding it now
automatically as: configure_requires => { 'Module::Build' => 0.38 }
Created META.yml and META.json
Creating Junk-0.01
Creating Junk-0.01.tar.gz

$ tar -zxvf Junk-0.01.tar.gz
Junk-0.01
Junk-0.01/Build.PL
Junk-0.01/Changes
Junk-0.01/Makefile.PL
Junk-0.01/MANIFEST
Junk-0.01/META.json
Junk-0.01/META.yml
Junk-0.01/README
Junk-0.01/lib
Junk-0.01/lib/Junk.pm
Junk-0.01/t
Junk-0.01/t/00-load.t
Junk-0.01/t/manifest.t
Junk-0.01/t/pod-coverage.t
Junk-0.01/t/pod.t

$ pmvers Module::Build ExtUtils::MakeMaker
Module::Build: 0.38
ExtUtils::MakeMaker: 6.62

And oh yeah, Module::Build is junk, it uses MakeMaker to generate META

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Re^2: creating META.yml with Module::Build
by Ea (Chaplain) on Jan 23, 2012 at 17:04 UTC
    I've got:
    • Module::Build 0.38
    • ExtUtils::MakeMaker 6.55_02
    which is what comes bundled with Fedora 13. Upgrading to ExtUtils-MakeMaker-6.62 with CPAN and META.yml and META.json appear when I ./Build dist.

    Now that you've solved the problem, tell me what's your favourite module creation tool. I chose Module::Build over Module::Install (IIRC) for some reason I can't remember, I think because it was pure Perl.

    best,

    perl -e 'print qq(Just another Perl Hacker\n)' # where's the irony switch?
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      Well, use what works for you, I simply don't see why the Module::Build maintainers could not write a META file, they invented it

      I do like Module::Install, and yes, it is built on top of Module::Build

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