Tue Jun 07 09:10:44 2016raherh [...] gmail.com - Ticket created
Subject:
version undef for some modules
Some modules return Version: undef when issuing module_info command.
For instance DBI, Moose.
Tue Jun 07 19:37:06 2016ether [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added
On 2016-06-07 06:10:44, rahe wrote:
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> Some modules return Version: undef when issuing module_info command.
> For instance DBI, Moose.
I wonder if it is time to deprecate Module::Info, or at least point to Module::Metadata as the in-core and preferred mechanism for gathering module information? It looks like Module::Info's mechanism for parsing $VERSIONs out of files is quite incomplete and outdated.
Tue Jun 07 19:37:07 2016The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'
Thu Jun 09 06:51:52 2016NEILB [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added
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> I wonder if it is time to deprecate Module::Info
Possibly.
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> or at least point to
> Module::Metadata as the in-core and preferred mechanism for gathering
> module information?
Definitely need to add a SEE ALSO section.
I'll do a review of the information M::I provides, and for all of them what other module might be a better source. Hopefully that will make it clear whether it's safe to deprecate it or not.
Neil
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