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Re: [ANNOUNCE] ExtUtils::MakeMaker 6.25_09

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From:
Michael G Schwern
Date:
March 12, 2005 12:42
Subject:
Re: [ANNOUNCE] ExtUtils::MakeMaker 6.25_09
Message ID:
20050312204319.GA7150@windhund.schwern.org
On Sat, Mar 12, 2005 at 09:18:44PM +0100, Marcus Holland-Moritz wrote:
> I've just tested with two of my modules (Convert::Binary::C and
> Devel::PPPort, both XS and the first one with a 700 line Makefile.PL),
> and noticed the (re-)running 'make test' triggers re-building of _all_
> OBJECT files and PL_FILES targets, even though they're not touched.
> 
> Is this a known "feature"? If so, why has the behaviour been changed?

It shouldn't be doing that.  Its likely some problem with the dependency
ordering in the Makefile.  I'll have to look at it.


> Not quite a bug, but if I rework my 'license' patch
> 
>   http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bug.html?id=8561
> 
> do you see a chance of integrating it in the near
> future (not the next release, of course)?

Features have an extremely low priority, if at all.  Sorry.


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