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On 22 October 2016 at 23:32, Joseph Brenner <doomvox@gmail.com> wrote: >>I don't think there is a single clear story, and that's OK. TMTOWTDI. We can present alternatives and let users decide. > > I'm afraid I disagree there-- the current situation is mildly > confusing to me, and I already know my way around. I think it's one > more thing that's at least potentially discouraging to beginners. > > If we're going to say "TMTOWTDI", then at a minimum, perlnewmod should > explain the major ways of doing it along with their pluses and minuses > for various circumstances. > > Currently perlnewmod endorses ExtUtils::MakeMaker for new module > authors. Everyone okay with that? See no problems? EU::MM is the only one shipped with Perl, and which does not require a zillion dependencies to be installed. IMO for most simple modules EU::MM is to be preferred, and even as an experienced CPAN author and perl developer I much prefer dists built on it than on anything else. I think it is fine to point people to more advanced solutions than EU::MM, but our main focus in perlnewmod should be EUMM. YvesThread Previous | Thread Next