Hello,
Thanks for the reply, and sorry for the delay.
On 02/03/2013 02:17 PM, Lars Dɪᴇᴄᴋᴏᴡ 迪拉斯 wrote:
I'm building a distribution out of this, using
>> ExtUtils::MakeMaker.
> One usually establishes the requirements first, then picks the
> appropriate build tool. When there is any customisation, EUMM loses
> out in favour of M::B.
It wasn't so much a conscious choice than the default of module-starter.
I'd been planning to use Module::Builder for any future work; thanks for
the additional point of view.
I wouldn't want to require everyone who installs the module to also
>> install the script.
> […]
I advise you to install by default. Think of the consequences. If
> the distro installs the scripts and the user doesn't them, they are
> easily deleted. Most of the time, though, they are not noticed and
> just take up a tiny bit of disk space.
>
> However, if they are not installed and the user wants them, he must
> run the installation manually again, which is super-annoying. This
> takes up time, which is a more precious resource.[…]
True. I'll install the script; it's not an example so much as the
de-facto command line interface to the module.
Thanks,
Ben Deutsch
