> It can't be by the same author, though, to count for is_prereq, right? > > So someone needs to create a new CPAN ID, and release a module under that ID > that prereqs all of CPAN. Then we'd all get our prereq points. > > Probably could be done with a Build.PL that pulls the full module list then > constructs a massive requires hash. Unless CPANTS scans for dependencies, > in which case you'd need to build the .pm file dynamically, too. And then > run a cron job to rebuild/re-release with cpan-upload every so often to keep > it fresh.
This would definitely work, at the cost of massive inflation of the 'is_prereq' currency. Maybe a peer-to-peer is_prereq network could be created where each CPAN author enters reciprocal agreements with other like-minded authors to list their modules as prerequisites of one of his or her own modules. Each auther could have a special empty 'dependent' module for this purpose. Something like ACME::Prereq::[AUTHOR_ID]. Michael --- Michael Graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
