On Dec 13, 2007 7:59 AM, Adam Kennedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > But I think it's overkill for anything but the most important modules. > It's > > an O(1) problem. That is, you don't have to repeat it for every single > > module. Once you've installed Module::Build or upgraded your CPAN shell > once > > you're done. > > The problem is that EVERY used has to be educated to install Module::Build, > without necesarily having a clear indication to do so (as it's buried deep > in installation output). > > But we've covered this a number of times, so it's not worth repeating again.
Maybe it is worth repeating to double check our assumptions. I went back and dug up the Perl Monks post that got me to switch from passthrough to traditional Makefile.PL mode (and oh, what great rants there were in it, too): http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl?node_id=458282 (May 2005) The major point -- M::B at the time didn't support PREFIX compatibility, therefore passthrough mode screwed things up. But now that M::B does support PREFIX (er, "prefix") why not now encourage passthrough mode and have M::B automatically installed if needed? David
