On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 16:21:39 -0500 Michael G Schwern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[sorry, this slipped through the cracks] > http://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=22768 > > There is a problem with using new features in MakeMaker. <snip> It is a problem with Alien::* modules too, or any other module you need to use in Makefile.PL, so I would really like this solution: > * Make the CPAN shells do dependency resolution based on the META.yml > before anything is run. <snip> > > * Do another dependency resolution step after the Makefile.PL is run. > > For those which need it, the CPAN shell can do a second dependency > resolution after the > Makefile.PL is run so any dynamic dependencies are taken care of. And this only needs to be done if dynamic_config is 1, so it will not be needed most of the time. The downsize is that it requires changes in CPAN and CPANPLUS. Regards Mattia
