On 9/11/07, Gabor Szabo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bundles (packages in the Bundle::) namespace are supposed to include > a list of modules in their POD (and no code at all) so CPAN.pm can install > them > one by one. > > Why is this better than creating a package that lists all the same > modules as prerequisites in its Makefile.PL or Build.PL?
See "Task" on CPAN for an alternative like you describe and a list of reasons why Tasks are better than Bundles. However, one benefit of Bundles is that you can specify an actual distribution -- not just a module name. This allows one to specify a particular development version or an "unauthorized" tarball -- or to avoid having some module upgraded to a newer version that would break something else. Regards, David
