My module does some IPv4/v6 stuff and since Perl support for that is still 'developing', I've had to do some workarounds for different Perl versions. I think I have the 'use Socket...' commands all right and tests pass on Perl versions 5.12 and 5.14. Now to build the distribution so anyone can use it...

For Perl < 5.014 I need:

Socket
Socket6
Socket::GetAddrInfo
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For Perl >= 5.014 I need:

Socket
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I would simply like to say: If you're on Perl < 5.014, then "Socket::GetAddrInfo" is required. My Makefile.PL

use ExtUtils::MakeMaker;

my @prereq_pm;
if ($] < 5.014) {
    push @prereq_pm, "Socket::GetAddrInfo";
    push @prereq_pm, 0.21;
}

WriteMakefile(
   NAME          => [...
   ... omitted for concise ...]
   PREREQ_PM     => {
      Net::Frame => 1.09,
      @prereq_pm
   },
);
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This "works"; however, when I 'make dist' the META.yml created is going to have the prerequisites as they are for the system I'm 'make dist'-ing on (say 5.12) - and when a user downloads my module and tries to build on 5.14, the META.yml in the distribution says Socket::GetAddrInfo is required. Of course, the opposite is also true if I build on 5.14 and the user tries to install on 5.12, Socket::GetAddrInfo won't show up as required - but it is.

The META.yml file seems to matter to the CPAN client when doing installs - how can I get it to evaluate required modules based on the version of Perl the module is currently being built / installed on? I'm thinking dynamically at build / install time versus at 'packing-the-distribution-tarball-gzip' time.