>>>>> On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:48:18 -0800, Eric Wilhelm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> # from Andreas J. Koenig
> # on Thursday 15 November 2007 23:39:
>> > So I'd like to propose a perl_version: key for META.yml, which
>> would be > specifically to identify the minimum Perl language version
>> dependency of the > module.
>>
>> +1
> +1
>> And then the documentation must be adjusted that has the example
>>
>> requires:
>> ...
>> perl: 5.005_03
> Yes, and the META.yml consumers which supported the old way will need to
> check the spec version and look for a requires => {perl...} if it is
> old spec.
> Build.PL can't change though. (Unless I can think of a way to
> auto-generate a Build.PL for compatibility with stale M::B's.)
> And, running Build.PL should still give the same output, right? (unless
> CPAN.pm is going to self-upgrade.)
Yupp, we need to maintain the old way to express the same thing for
the next 12 years or so.
--
andreas
