Re: CMSP 18. Make dynamic_config mandatory

2009-10-30 Thread David Golden
On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 4:19 PM, David Golden wrote: > So +1 in that we have to do *something* other than status quo. Following a principle of "least change", I propose to keep the existing keyword and just make it required. Patch here: http://github.com/dagolden/cpan-meta-spec/tree/18-dynamic_c

Re: CMSP 18. Make dynamic_config mandatory

2009-10-09 Thread David Golden
On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Ricardo Signes wrote: > * "David E. Wheeler" [2009-10-09T14:18:42] >> WTF is dynamic_config? > > If dynamic_config is set in your META.yml: > >  true means "you must run Makefile.PL or Build.PL and rely only on its output" > >  false means "the META.yml is entirely

Re: CMSP 18. Make dynamic_config mandatory

2009-10-09 Thread Ricardo Signes
* "David E. Wheeler" [2009-10-09T14:18:42] > WTF is dynamic_config? If dynamic_config is set in your META.yml: true means "you must run Makefile.PL or Build.PL and rely only on its output" false means "the META.yml is entirely authoritative" If not given, the default value is true. -- rj

Re: CMSP 18. Make dynamic_config mandatory

2009-10-09 Thread David E. Wheeler
On Oct 9, 2009, at 4:50 AM, David Golden wrote: * dynamic_config is confusing because if missing, it defaults to 1. Further, the default means that META.yml prerequisites are not definitive and configuration must be run. Making this mandatory will at make this confusing flag more obviousl

Re: CMSP 18. Make dynamic_config mandatory

2009-10-09 Thread Steffen Mueller
Ricardo Signes wrote: * David Golden [2009-10-09T07:50:32] 18. Make dynamic_config mandatory Proposal: Make the 'dynamic_config' a mandatory field (Dagolden) * Or rename it to static_config (chorny) Either one would be good. +1 Steffen

Re: CMSP 18. Make dynamic_config mandatory

2009-10-09 Thread Graham Barr
On Oct 9, 2009, at 6:50 AM, David Golden wrote: 18. Make dynamic_config mandatory Proposal: Make the 'dynamic_config' a mandatory field (Dagolden) * Or rename it to static_config (chorny) no opinion Graham.

Re: CMSP 18. Make dynamic_config mandatory

2009-10-09 Thread Ricardo Signes
* David Golden [2009-10-09T07:50:32] > 18. Make dynamic_config mandatory > > Proposal: > > Make the 'dynamic_config' a mandatory field (Dagolden) > > * Or rename it to static_config (chorny) Either one would be good. -- rjbs

CMSP 18. Make dynamic_config mandatory

2009-10-09 Thread David Golden
18. Make dynamic_config mandatory Proposal: Make the 'dynamic_config' a mandatory field (Dagolden) Comments: * dynamic_config is confusing because if missing, it defaults to 1. Further, the default means that META.yml prerequisites are not definitive and configuration must be run. Making