2009/5/6 Jonathan Yu <jonathan.i...@gmail.com>: > The real question at hand here is: for modules that provide both a > Makefile.PL and Build.PL, which should be preferred? More than that, > from the perspective of CPAN authors, is it even useful to provide > both? Now that Module::Build is a core module, maybe only a Build.PL > should be included.
When both Makefile.PL and Build.PL exist, you should ALWAYS run the Module::Build installation process ( perl Build.PL; perl Build; perl Build test; and so on...) and ignore Makefile.PL. The few old legacy modules with the pass-through Module::Install Build.PL can safely be ignored. I hope soon to start chasing them down and ensure they are all upgraded. Adam K
