Re: MYMETA.yml vs. MANIFEST.SKIP

Eric Wilhelm wrote:
> # from David Golden
> # on Monday 22 February 2010 20:26:
> 
>>>> But I'm curious about how the automatic addition of MYMETA.yml to
>>>> MANIFEST.SKIP (as shown in the output) didn't keep you from running
>>>> into this.  (I'm mostly concerned about whether it might cause
>>>> problems for more valid use-cases than a signature.t.)
>>> Adding MYMETA to MANIFEST.SKIP does not cause the MANIFEST to be
>>> rebuilt.
>> I think Eric was asking why Module::Signature isn't ignoring MYMETA
>> once it gets added to MANIFEST.SKIP.
> 
> Yeah.  If Module::Signature is just being naïve, then I guess that's not 
> our problem.

I don't think its naïve to trust the MANIFEST, having it second-guess would 
probably cause more trouble.

Anyhow, agreed that this is a transient problem that happens once per dist and 
will clear up as soon as the author rebuilds the MANIFEST.


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