Re: Ending Build.PL if there are missing modules

[email protected] (David Golden) Sat, 4 Feb 2012 22:05:00 -0500
Newsgroups perl.module.build
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On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 9:51 PM, Adam Kennedy <[email protected]> wrote:
> I was thinking about dropping anything without a specific numberic
> version completely and requiring manual, because I figure the chances
> for misidentification is too high (whereas a number will only really
> be there after a human has put some specific thought into it).

You're sort of talking about the equivalent of "use strict" for module
importing.  (Though note that it can't be done via C<use parent
'Foo'>.)

I think that's a sensible strategy, though I think you'll annoy people
who really want it to DWIM rather than have to be explicit about it.

-- David