On 4/2/06, demerphq <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 4/2/06, Adam Kennedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > demerphq wrote: > > > On 4/1/06, Adam Kennedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > Similarly > > >>> if somebody has an error in their Build.PL or Makefile.PL are you > > >>> going to say that the "installer" doesnt work? > > >> Yes, absolutely. > > > > > > So you would file a bug with ExtUtils::MakeMaker or Module::Build when > > > the pre-build script that accompanies a script has a syntax error in > > > it? > > > > No, you'd file it against the distribution that contained the > > Makefile.PL or Build.PL. > > Ah so, you've changed your position somewhat then eh? I guess you dont > think its a bug in the installer anymore? I mean if its a bug in the > installer why would you report the matter to the distribution author? > > > Just because they implement the installer using a particular library, > > doesn't mean you blame the library for their mistakes. > > You mean just because something fails duing installation doesnt mean > its a problem with the installer? > > :-)
Which says to me that being clear about which phase of the build process something fails _is_ actually useful. As thats how you decide who to file your bug with. :-) Yves -- perl -Mre=debug -e "/just|another|perl|hacker/"
