Re: test_requires

On May 20, 2008, at 21:20, Eric Wilhelm wrote:

> # from David Golden on Tuesday 20 May 2008:
>> On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 11:03 PM, Adam Kennedy
>>> Personally, I'd like to see configure_requires: finalised first
>>> before we start dealing with test_requires, so that we have the
>>> option of solutions that themselves leverage configure_requires:
>>
>> +1

Gee, I thought it was finalized. I've added it to all of my modules  
and it's included in my META.yml thanks to the version of  
Module::Build that ships with Perl 5.10.

> That sounds reasonable.  In fact, I would like to see something that
> allows META.yml to require compatibility with a given version of the
> META.yml spec.

Not a bad idea.

> Taking 'test_requires:' as an example, note that any older installer
> will not be looking at that key and the tests will fail, so one would
> have to list those prereqs in 'requires:' for backward compatibility,
> but then that muddles the desired distinction.

Yeah, that would suck.

Personally, I wanted it, though, so that in a corporate environment  
OPS could install a module using ./Build instal (no CPAN) without a  
failure because test modules aren't installed.

Best,

David