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Edward Avis
Date:
May 23, 2002 01:40
Subject:
Re: Module::Build design plans
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Pine.LNX.4.42.0205230937260.17458-100000@sync01.doc.ic.ac.uk
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On Thu, 23 May 2002, Ken Williams wrote:

>>I'm not quite sure I get this one.  What's writing the YAML?
>
>It would be written by YAML as part of the 'make dist' ('Build dist',
>actually), from options given in the Build.PL file.

So why not cut out the middleman and just use the Build.PL?

Oh I remember, you want something which can be read quickly and without
needing an eval().

But - if the Build.PL is there as human-readable source code, then the
argument about the generated metadata file being human-readable goes
away.  The generated file (YAML or whatever) would be read only by
machine, a human would surely go straight to the Build.PL.  Or have I
got this the wrong way round?

- -- 
Ed Avis <epa98@doc.ic.ac.uk>
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