[MOBY-dev] [moby] Here's a question....

[Mark Wilkinson]

I have no problem with this.  whatever makes it more correct and easier
to use is a good thing!

M


On Wed, 2006-02-01 at 15:39 -0500, Frank Gibbons wrote:
> At 03:21 PM 2/1/2006, you wrote:
> >Anyway, I'm glad to know that it's not just me ;-). I'm going to try to
> >configure Makefile.PL to properly handle dependencies, so that it works
> >like it's supposed to. I think there's some kind of variable to tell it
> >where to find the real code - we should point it at MOBY (not lib/MOBY, the
> >default)
> 
> Anyone know of a good reason to explicitly copy the code from MOBY to lib/MOBY?
> 
> ExtUtils::MakeMaker has a variable (called 'PMLIBDIRS') that allows you to 
> tell perl where the source code lives, so there's no need to copy it from 
> one place to another, just point it to the right place, and you're all set. 
> It defaults to ["lib", "MOBY"], and perhaps that's why the copying 
> statement was added. But really it's unnecessary (as I see it), and 
> confusing. I intend to check in a new Makefile.PL that uses PMLIBDIRS and 
> does away with the copying.
> 
> Let me know if there's a good reason for NOT changing things (maybe it 
> won't work on Mac OS 9? maybe it only works in Perl 5.6.x or better?). I'll 
> check in within 24 hours, otherwise.
> 
> The reason FOR this change is to follow the implicit rules of building a 
> perl module (or any software using 'make'). Rebuilding should be 
> accomplishable by typing "make", nothing more.
> 
> -Frank
> 
> 
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