# from Paul LeoNerd Evans
# on Wednesday 22 October 2008:
>>I think the tools
>> should not create a distribution without a valid license key.
>> Obviously they should keep installing modules without a
>> license in META.yml.
>
>I think an outright failure for what is ultimately a non-technical
>reason, is not a good behaviour. It could warn loudly, but I don't
>think it should completely fail to build. That would get annoying in
>sitautions when you want to Just Do It.
If the field is required in META.yml, then ACTION_distmeta should croak
if it is not defined.
This is not a 'build' failure. This is throwing an error during 'build
dist'.
While that might be annoying (once -- for the author), the tool can't
get around that if it is a required field -- because any other behavior
wouldn't comply with the META.yml spec.
--Eric
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tendency to spend it on lawn ornaments."
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