Re: [Module::Build] Re: Opting out of rt.cpan.org

Graham Barr wrote:
> On Thu, March 9, 2006 3:25 am, Randy W. Sims wrote:
>> The repository field could be constructed as a mapping:
>>
>>    repository:
>>      type: cvs
>>      location:
>> :pserver:[email protected]:/cvsroot/module-build
>>
>> or possibly some type of (icky) compound field:
>>
>>    repository: [svn] https://svn.versiondude.net/randys/CPAN-Metadata
> 
> I think it would be good to keep the field as a URL. Why does it have to
> actually give the direct access point. Why could it not be a link to a
> page that gives details about the repository.

I second the URL idea.  Among other things, it avoid having to maintain 
types and access data for different types of repositories.  Unless we 
expect automated tools to be using META.yml to access repositories, 
let's leave it a simple URL.

If people really want a direct access point, let them do it as a pseudo-URL:

repository: cvs:pserver:anonymous@...

Regards,
David Golden