On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 7:56 AM, David Golden <xda...@gmail.com> wrote: > 33. Install Meta files and make them queryable > > Proposal: Using something like .packlist or File::ShareDir, the Meta file > should be installed along with the distribution and Meta tools should allow > easy querying of meta information for installed modules. (Dagolden) > > Comments: > > * Lots of meta information is unavailable in a structured way after a > distribution is installed. By installing the Meta file (e.g. in > auto/meta/Foo-Bar/META.yml) we retain it after installation and can make > it available for other tools. (Dagolden) > > * Should the installed meta be identical to the Meta file in the > distribution or should it be stored in a neutral format (e.g > Data::Dumper)? (Dagolden) > > * I'd be happy to just install the MYMETA.yml file as is. Perhaps it could > be extended slightly to create a "packlist 2.0" type file, it's been a > long time since packlists have been reviewed. -- Adam K >
Having reflected further on this, it doesn't really change the spec, so I suggest dropping it from the 2.0 process and reconsidering after 2.0 support is "done" in the toolchain. -- David
