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Rafael Garcia-Suarez wrote:
> 2009/2/28 Andreas J. Koenig <andreas.koenig.7os6VVqR@franz.ak.mind.de>:
>> I have a partial solution[0] but there is an obstacle. Here's the
>> Makefile.PL of the CPAN version of Switch-1.14:
>>
>> use ExtUtils::MakeMaker;
>> WriteMakefile(
>> NAME => q[Switch],
>> VERSION_FROM => q[Switch.pm],
>> PREREQ_PM => { 'Filter::Util::Call' => 0, 'Text::Balanced' => 0 },
>> INSTALLDIRS => $] >= 5.00703 ? 'perl' : 'site',
>> );
>>
>> For all modules that set INSTALLDIRS to 'perl' the installation simply
>> overwrites the already installed Switch.pm or even refrains from doing
>> it when the files are really identical. In such a case installing from
>> CPAN with MakeMAker does not resolve the situation.
>>
>> Are you intending to demand that these distros be changed to always
>> specify "site"?
>
> Arguably, with the new layout, 'perl' is no longer necessary. Should
> even MakeMaker attempt to install into 'perl' ?
I think I missed a memo. What?
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