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Id: 125363
Status: rejected
Priority: 0/
Queue: Module-Runtime
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Requestors: ARISTOTLE [...] cpan.org
Cc: DBOOK [...] cpan.org
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Broken in: 0.015
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  Sun May 20 01:28:43 2018 ARISTOTLE [...] cpan.org - Ticket created
Subject: create_makefile_pl => traditional vs configure_requires => Module::Build
Hi, It’s good that 0.015 switched to create_makefile_pl => traditional: https://metacpan.org/changes/release/ZEFRAM/Module-Runtime-0.015#L11 But it still asks for Module::Build at install time: https://metacpan.org/source/ZEFRAM/Module-Runtime-0.015/Build.PL#L34 The configure_requires should have been removed at the same time the create_makefile_pl style was switched to traditional. Either the user has Module::Build and their installer can run Build.PL, or they don’t (such as anyone on perl 5.22 or newer) and their installer will just run Makefile.PL. If the configure_requires were expressing the need for a specific version of Module::Build, the situation might be trickier, but it doesn’t, so it’s simple.
  Sun May 20 02:43:53 2018 ARISTOTLE [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added
Well, hmm. I didn’t realise that (at the time of this writing, at least) installers always prefer Build.PL if one is present, even if Module::Build is not installed. So now I’m not sure what should be done. All I can say is it sucks that installing on 5.22 or newer requires installing Module::Build when there’s a perfectly adequate Makefile.PL right there. That would be nice to resolve in some way.
  Mon May 21 14:12:09 2018 DBOOK [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added
The Makefile.PL generated by MBC is only for compatibility with 5.8. It should not be used otherwise. In the current release it may work fine, but it will randomly not support various MB features like test_requires. https://metacpan.org/pod/release/LEONT/Module-Build-0.42_28/lib/Module/Build/Compat.pm#traditional
  Mon May 21 14:12:09 2018 The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'
  Mon May 21 14:16:34 2018 DBOOK [...] cpan.org - Cc DBOOK added
  Mon May 21 14:45:49 2018 ARISTOTLE [...] cpan.org - Status changed from 'open' to 'rejected'