Re: [PATCH] Module::Build::Compat should support 'perl' as a prerequisite

2007-07-23 Thread Andreas J. Koenig
On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:19:56 -0400, David Golden [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: At this point, I would suggest the following: * M::B::Compat be patched to add 'requires 5.XX' when it sees a 'perl' prerequisite (which I've written and will post shortly) * EU::MM, M::B and the

Re: [PATCH] Module::Build::Compat should support 'perl' as a prerequisite

2007-07-23 Thread Michael G Schwern
Andreas J. Koenig wrote: On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 19:03:03 -0700, Michael G Schwern [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: David Golden wrote: Well, EU::MM *cannot* be patched on the clients without configure_requires. So, the best it could do would be to warn the author about it at `make dist`

Re: [PATCH] Module::Build::Compat should support 'perl' as a prerequisite

2007-07-23 Thread demerphq
On 7/23/07, David Golden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 7/23/07, Michael G Schwern [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are you suggeting that ExtUtils::MakeMaker go into Bundle::CPAN? That's a very good idea. While we're at it, ExtUtils::Install, ExtUtils::Command and ExtUtils::Manifest.

META.yml 'conflicts' key

2007-07-23 Thread Eric Wilhelm
I was thinking it would be a good idea to list outdated CPAN(PLUS) as conflicts using '=' versions in META.yml. Probably by default. http://module-build.sourceforge.net/META-spec-current.html#conflicts --Eric -- I eat your socks and you pay me. --The business sense of a very small goat.

Re: [PATCH] Module::Build::Compat should support 'perl' as a prerequisite

2007-07-23 Thread Michael G Schwern
Eric Wilhelm wrote: # from Michael G Schwern # on Monday 23 July 2007 12:22 am: That part of the spec is currently written in a contradictory and implicit manner, the definition of requires, as written, is very clear that the keys are Perl modules, but that's a simple thing to fix in the

Re: [PATCH] M::B::Compat 'require 5.XXX', compat.t cleanup and perl_version_to_float bugfix

2007-07-23 Thread Ken Williams
On Jul 22, 2007, at 11:34 PM, David Golden wrote: [Patch is against the current SVN head] This time, test-first development bit me in the a**. Making sense of compat.t and cleaning it up so I could (a) figure out how to add the tests I wanted (with and without prerequisites) and (b) keep