In my non-dzilified dists, I use this at the top of MANIFEST.SKIP, which includes common things like MYMETA.*: #!include_default (make sure that your ExtUtils::Manifest is current.)
On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 4:27 PM, Leon Timmermans <faw...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 1:17 AM, James E Keenan <jk...@verizon.net> wrote: > >> When I am working on an update to a CPAN distribution, I say "make >> clean", then create the Makefile in the customary way -- but I get a >> warning about files missing from my "kit". >> >> ##### >> $ perl Makefile.PL >> Checking if your kit is complete... >> Warning: the following files are missing in your kit: >> MYMETA.json >> MYMETA.yml >> Please inform the author. >> Generating a Unix-style Makefile >> Writing Makefile for List::Compare >> Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json >> ##### >> >> MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json are then written. >> >> I list MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json in the distribution's MANIFEST, so they >> are included in the tarball which gets uploaded to CPAN. I don't >> customarily put either MYMETA.* under version control (in this case, git). >> >> What is the significance of the warning? Should I take any steps to >> avert it? >> > > MYMETA *must not* be listed in the MANIFEST (and neither is it sensible to > put it under version control). > > This sounds like the dist is not having MYMETA in its MANIFEST.SKIP file, > adding it there should solve this problem. > > Leon > >
