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On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 2:23 AM demerphq <demerphq@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, 24 Dec 2021, 15:57 Nicholas Clark, <nick@ccl4.org> wrote:. > >> Note, there is no reason to stick to just 3 subdirectories ext/ dist/ and >> cpan/ >> >> We could split dist and go 4 ways: >> >> ext: >> unchanged. core-only >> >> bundle: >> what was cpan/ >> >> dist: >> upstream blead, dual life >> >> cpan: >> blead can patch if needed >> >> >> >> I think that this layout would address both concerns >> > > One thing I find annoying is having to remember which one a given module > is in. Could we maybe add another that is a symlink directory into all 4? > Maybe "modules"? Then when I'm just trying to find the code for something > and cant remember what the dist name is or I want to see an overview of > everything we include I can look there? > > Would that be a step too far? > Much of it is functional. In particular "you probably should not commit any edit in cpan/" is useful. That said, I do feel your pain, and I think that adding a 5th directory for perl modules to live in (Nicholas forgot to mention lib) would add more confusion than it's worth. LeonThread Previous | Thread Next