Re: MYMETA Files Not Getting Packed

On Sep 6, 2012, at 2:12 PM, "John M. Gamble" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Are MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json not meant to be part of a perl package? =
I
> admit to adding them to the MANIFEST without considering it. What I =
found
> more interesting is that the MYMETA files were not included in the
> package.

MYMETA files are generated by `perl Build.PL`. They represent the =
translation of the metadata from the META.json file to settings specific =
to the box on which the module is being installed (e.g, with added =
platform-specific dependencies). So they should never be included in a =
distribution.

> I'm assuming this is an out-right error -- even if the MYMETA files =
are
> unnecessary, their presence in the MANIFEST file should at least merit =
a
> warning, right?

That would be handy, yeah.

Best,

David