Re: Modules Best Practices

[email protected] (James Muir)
Newsgroups perl.cpan.discuss
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Tyler MacDonald wrote:

>James Muir <[email protected]> wrote:
>  
>
>>I am preparing to upload the first version of this module, but before 
>>doing that I would like to know what the "best practice" is for 
>>registering modules with CPAN. Should I register all modules in a given 
>>namespace with CPAN?
>>    
>>
>
>	In this case, I think it would probably be enough to just register
>the top-level namespace, since it sounds like the 13 modules all contribute
>to doing one large task that Gtk2::Ex::MindMapView defines. Especially if
>the user is going to be instantiating all those widgets via the MindMapView
>interface.
>
>	Cheers,
>		Tyler
>
>  
>
OK, thanks for the input. That makes life a little easier now, but it 
raises a question of etiquette. Do folks have to get my approval before 
placing extensions into Gtk2::Ex::MindMapView? What if someone tries to 
add a new module to "my" namespace that is the same as one I am 
currently developing?

-James
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