Re: META.yml 1.3 accomodates MakeMaker, which uses 1.2 :(

brian d foy wrote:
> I noticed that CPANTS is now validating distros using the META.yml spec
> version 1.3, which apparently exists only to accomodate Makemaker using
> "directory" instead of "dir".

That's got the cart before the horse.  The spec changed out from under MakeMaker.

 r32277@windhund (orig r4022):  schwern | 2007-07-19 13:23:33 -0700
 Change "dir" to "directory" in no_index to conform with the spec.

I guess they didn't like abbrvs.


> I've changed my local copy of ExtUtils::MM_Any::metafile_target() to
> have a hard-coded 1.3 instead of a hardcoded 1.2.

Thanks, I'll add that and change MakeMaker's own META.yml to conform.

I've also fixed it so the required author field is always there, even if undef.


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