On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 1:04 AM, Michael G Schwern <schw...@pobox.com> wrote: >>> I think Eric was asking why Module::Signature isn't ignoring MYMETA >>> once it gets added to MANIFEST.SKIP. >> >> Yeah. If Module::Signature is just being naïve, then I guess that's not >> our problem. > > I don't think its naïve to trust the MANIFEST, having it second-guess would > probably cause more trouble. > > Anyhow, agreed that this is a transient problem that happens once per dist > and will clear up as soon as the author rebuilds the MANIFEST.
After sleeping on it, here's my (untested) hypothesis. If MANIFEST.SKIP is *in* MANIFEST.SKIP, then a "disttest" will create a distdir with no MANIFEST.SKIP and a SIGNATURE that reflects that. Then, when Build.PL is run in the distdir, it creates a default MANIFEST.SKIP and then problems ensue. -- David
