On 30/03/2010 16:15, Zefram wrote:
>> If not, it will run Build.PL anyway, and will fail.
>
> This failure is very transparent. It says which module it failed
> to load, which is a nice big clue for the user to install it first
> (manually handling the dependency). So overall I wouldn't worry
Alberto Sim?es wrote:
>While it gets into META.yml, this file is read only if CPAN has YAML
>support.
Less of a problem these days. Parse::CPAN::Meta is now in the core, so
CPAN.pm now does configure_requires processing out of the box. Of course,
you'll still get problems on older installations
Dear MB users,
What is the best procedure to prepare a Build.PL script where it needs a
non-standard module?
While it gets into META.yml, this file is read only if CPAN has YAML
support. If not, it will run Build.PL anyway, and will fail.
Is there any standard way to solve this issue?
All the b