>>>>> On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:30:46 -0500, John Peacock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> Andreas J. Koenig wrote: >> When I try to install Module::Build for bleadperl @24713 (a version >> from 2005-06-06) then I can't due to the error below. Anybody know the >> reason and has an idea for a fix? > Why that rev in particular? Is this related to your query on p5p about 24714 > breaking Term::Readline::Gnu by chance? Yes. I discover such problems only when I'm running a binary search to find a breakage. > The problem is that version.pm was integrated into bleadperl > before that point, and with a very early version (0.42), so I'm > not really sure how well the embedded version code in > Module::Build is going to play with the already-existing version > code in bleadperl. >> Don't tell me that I shall install a newer version of version.pm: This >> fails because it depends on Module::Build :( > And you couldn't anyways, because the CPAN version.pm is strictly a > compatibility module for non-bleadperl releases (i.e. it is a noop for bleadperl). > I backrev'd my p4 checkout to that rev and I'll try to build bleadperl and then > get Module::Build to play nice if I can. It's kind of a stretch, though, to try > and maintain compatibility with random bleadperl releases, which by default and > design are not intended to be considered stable releases. I know that it is a stretch and it is really just of marginal usefulness. What I was hoping was that you can spot the culprit quickly. I'm not requesting a 100% fix: any stop gap workaround would be welcome. Thanks, -- andreas
