But what about code that is shared by several CPAN modules but which I don't consider to be worth getting up to standard for general use. It's not that the code is "trash", it's fine I just can't see anyone else wanting to use it, even if it was fully documented.
I suppose I'll just have to upload Class::OhGodNotAnotherMethodMaker, F On Thu, Nov 13, 2003 at 11:28:38PM -0500, Sherzod Ruzmetov wrote: > If the code is not to be used by others, may be you shouldn't upload it to > CPAN at all?! > > If it's a piece of code used by a re-usable module of yours, then it should > be put under > that module's namespace, instead of putting it under a non-related > namespace. > > -- > sherzod > > > : -----Original Message----- > : From: Fergal Daly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > : Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 17:20 > : To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > : Subject: Author's namespace > : > : > : Is there, or should there be a namespace for each author? > : Somewhere I can put > : modules that I don't consider worth releasing but that I > : do use in some of my > : released modules? For instance I have a very simple > : method maker that I > : wouldn't expect anyone else to use and I don't want to > : bother writing docs > : for it. So instead of including a copy with each module, > : I'd like to upload > : it as something like > : > : Authors::FDALY::MM > : > : and then I can use it in my modules but I'm not really > : publishing it for > : others to use... yes, I know it gets used in the things I > : do publish so in > : that sense it is published but lots of modules have > : undocumented bits that > : are not really intended for reuse by anyone else so it's > : no worse than that > : and it's better than having Test::Deep::MM an identical > : file called > : Blah::Blah::MM for the next module I release. > : > : Exactly how stupid is this idea? > : > : F > : > : >
