| Subject: | rrdtool/install dialog |
I saw this for the first time in 0.21:
This module requires rrdtool 1.2.x and the RRDs module to be
installed. They are available in the rrdtool distribution:
http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/rrdtool.tar.gz
Do you want me to install it for you right now ([y]/n)?
As far as I can see this dialog has three issues:
- it doesn't use the MakeMaker::prompt() function: please use it because
it has several clever properties like checking for terminal output,
checking well established environment variables, printing a blank after
the prompt;
- the message does not explain why it asks this question at all. In my
case I just cannot understand it because I have rrdtool installed;
- the answer defaults to "y". This is clearly wrong because you should
always err on the cautious side and not fool the user into doing the
potentially harmful thing like downloading and installing third party
software;
Thanks & Regards,