Seriously, this is not something you need to be concerned about.
There are dozens of places for people to get information about how to
install CPAN modules.  Most people use the CPAN shell and set it up to
put things where they want them.

- Perrin

On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 1:31 PM, <cr...@animalhead.com> wrote:
> Including a note about how to do something in an installation dialog,
> for people who wouldn't otherwise know, is not controlling anything.
> If that's against CPAN principles, the principles need some work!
>
> cmac
>
> On Aug 26, 2009, at 9:30 AM, Perrin Harkins wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 12:21 PM, <cr...@animalhead.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> How does one specify that?  It sounds like esoteric knowledge that
>>> only a few users will know, and I'd like to empower people not to
>>> clog up their GP Perl library with a module that can be used in
>>> exactly one place.
>>
>> It's in the docs for Module::Build.  Seriously, you have no control
>> over where users install your module.  Attempting to control it is
>> against the principles of CPAN distributions.
>>
>> - Perrin
>
>

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