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On 10/22/2016 01:05 PM, Andy Lester wrote: > >> On Oct 20, 2016, at 10:39 PM, Joseph Brenner <doomvox@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Just to be clear, I understand that lots of things would work, >> including h2xs and ExtUtils::MakeMaker, I just think there >> should be a single, clear story you can tell to new CPAN >> authors. > > I don't think there is a single clear story, and that's OK. TMTOWTDI. We can present alternatives and let users decide. > > module-starter (which I created long ago but no longer maintain) is a fine choice to create a distribution from scratch. It includes no maintenance features, but it gets the job done simply and with relatively little knowledge necessary. > And even before there was module-starter, there was ExtUtils::ModuleMaker and associated command-line utility 'modulemaker', created by Geoff Avery and maintained by me. > Dist::Zilla is extremely powerful with plugins, and I think that's worth presenting as an option as well. > > The only thing I think we should steer folks away from is h2xs, unless they're actually converting .h files to .xs files. > > -- > Andy Lester => www.petdance.com >Thread Previous | Thread Next