[Catalyst-dev] Catalyst::Runtime/Devel Makefile.PL

[Carl Franks]

On 04/07/06, Matt S Trout <dbix-class at trout.me.uk> wrote:
> Carl Franks wrote:
> > Is it intentional that the Makefile.PL in both C::Runtime and C::Devel
> > omits the Module::Install auto_install() feature, meaning that when
> > building from tarballs, missing prerequisites have to be manually
> > installed?
>
> Yes. auto_install can be a nightmare for CPAN installs, which are generally
> the majority. If you can find a nice way to use auto_install *only* when doing
> tarball installs then I'd love to hear it.

Just wanted to make sure it's wasn't an oversight - it's rare that I
use a tarball, so I don't mind really.

Thanks,
Carl