On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 12:46 PM, Ricardo SIGNES < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> * Bill Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-09-30T15:12:22] > > Since anyone can upload code to CPAN, not all modules are of the same > high > > quality as others. I feel it is very important to vet each and every > module > > that I install. But with the auto-install behavior, modules that I want > to > > install may have dependencies on other modules that I don't feel > comfortable > > installing, and I want to have the opportunity to consider each one > before I > > go ahead and install it. So I don't like auto-install. I want it to > stop > > and complain that the other module is missing, so I can go over to the > CPAN > > Web site, look up that module, see who wrote it, read its documentation, > > scan its code, and get a feel for whether I'm comfortable installing it > > before doing so. > > I wish I had that kind of free time. It's a big part of my job to ensure that our tech stack at work doesn't get corrupted by bad code. Try setting the env var PERL_AUTOINSTALL to --check or --skip. Or > --check,--skip Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.
