Bug #66131 for Module-Build: redirect old META-spec.html to CPAN::Meta::Spec

Thu Feb 24 13:20:25 2011 dolmen [...] cpan.org - Ticket created

Subject:

redirect old META-spec.html to CPAN::Meta::Spec

The old META spec 1.4 is hosted here: http://module-build.sourceforge.net/META-spec.html This page is outdated as the META spec 2.0 is now published in CPAN::Meta::Spec. However, many documents (in particular POD pages of CPAN modules) still point to this address as the reference specification. This page should instead be replaced with a link to http://search.cpan.org/dist/CPAN-Meta/lib/CPAN/Meta/Spec.pm -- Olivier Mengué - http://search.cpan.org/~dolmen/ http://github.com/dolmen/

Thu Feb 24 13:43:18 2011 dagolden [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

I believe that's been fixed in the repo in commit 786c1fc. It's not a perfect solution because Module::Build really only implements the version 1.4 spec in the API and that gets upgraded by CPAN::Meta to version 2.0 for output. After 5.14, Module::Build should really implement the 2.0 spec properly. -- David

Thu Feb 24 13:43:19 2011 The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'

Thu Feb 24 13:58:04 2011 dolmen [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

Le 2011-02-24 13:43:18, DAGOLDEN a écrit : Show quoted text

> I believe that's been fixed in the repo in commit 786c1fc.

I'm not sure we are talking about the same thing. This bug is about the web site hosted at SourceForge: http://module-build.sourceforge.net/ The META-Spec.html is still dated "25-Jun-2008 04:08". -- Olivier Mengué - http://search.cpan.org/~dolmen/ http://github.com/dolmen/

Thu Feb 24 14:02:03 2011 dolmen [...] cpan.org - Cc KWILLIAMS added

Thu Feb 24 14:03:51 2011 dolmen [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

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> This bug is about the web site hosted at SourceForge: > http://module-build.sourceforge.net/

This seems to be a task for KWilliams as he owns the SourceForge project. However I would be glad to do it if I'm granted the rights on the project (my SourceForge account is "dolmen" too). -- Olivier Mengué - http://search.cpan.org/~dolmen/ http://github.com/dolmen/

Thu Feb 24 16:21:07 2011 kwilliams [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

On Thu Feb 24 14:03:51 2011, DOLMEN wrote: Show quoted text

> However I would be glad to do it if I'm granted the rights on the > project (my SourceForge account is "dolmen" too).

I'm happy to, do you have the rights to edit now? -Ken

Thu Feb 24 16:22:36 2011 kwilliams [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

On Thu Feb 24 13:58:04 2011, DOLMEN wrote: Show quoted text

> This bug is about the web site hosted at SourceForge: > http://module-build.sourceforge.net/ > The META-Spec.html is still dated "25-Jun-2008 04:08".

Also, if there's a better home for the official spec than the Module-Build website on sourceforge, I think we should just redirect people to it. -Ken

Thu Feb 24 16:58:43 2011 dagolden [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

Subject:	Re: [rt.cpan.org #66131] redirect old META-spec.html to CPAN::Meta::Spec
Date:	Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:58:15 -0500
To:	bug-Module-Build [...] rt.cpan.org
From:	David Golden <dagolden [...] cpan.org>

On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 4:22 PM, Ken Williams via RT <bug-Module-Build@rt.cpan.org> wrote: Show quoted text

> Also, if there's a better home for the official spec than the > Module-Build website on sourceforge, I think we should just redirect > people to it.

The CPAN::Meta::Converter uses this if an alternative URL is not provided: http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?CPAN::Meta::Spec That's probably the right place to direct people as it should be stable over time. -- David

Thu Feb 24 18:26:46 2011 schwern [...] pobox.com - Correspondence added

Subject:	Re: [rt.cpan.org #66131] redirect old META-spec.html to CPAN::Meta::Spec
Date:	Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:26:30 +1100
To:	bug-Module-Build [...] rt.cpan.org
From:	Michael G Schwern <schwern [...] pobox.com>

On 2011.2.25 8:22 AM, Ken Williams via RT wrote: Show quoted text

> On Thu Feb 24 13:58:04 2011, DOLMEN wrote:

>> This bug is about the web site hosted at SourceForge: >> http://module-build.sourceforge.net/ >> The META-Spec.html is still dated "25-Jun-2008 04:08".

> > Also, if there's a better home for the official spec than the > Module-Build website on sourceforge, I think we should just redirect > people to it.

As the repository is now on Github, you could use their Project Pages system to host it. http://pages.github.com/ That would go a step further to decommissioning the SF site. -- The interface should be as clean as newly fallen snow and its behavior as explicit as Japanese eel porn.

Thu Feb 24 20:19:19 2011 dolmen [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

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Le 2011-02-24 16:21:07, KWILLIAMS a écrit : Show quoted text

> On Thu Feb 24 14:03:51 2011, DOLMEN wrote:

> > However I would be glad to do it if I'm granted the rights on the > > project (my SourceForge account is "dolmen" too).

> > I'm happy to, do you have the rights to edit now?

Thanks. Done. I have installed 301 (permanent) redirects in the .htaccess so that all "current spec" URL redirect to http://search.cpan.org/dist/CPAN-Meta/lib/CPAN/Meta/Spec.pm I have not used the /perldoc?CPAN::Meta::Spec URL because this URL is a 302 (temporary) redirect to the latest spec, but not to a permalink target. Also search engines don't like 302. I don't think it would be a good idea to drop module-build.sourceforge.net as many documents point to it. Moving to pages.github.com would not bring any value and even has less as it lacks redirect management. -- Olivier Mengué - http://search.cpan.org/~dolmen/ http://github.com/dolmen/

Thu Feb 24 20:19:20 2011 dolmen [...] cpan.org - Status changed from 'open' to 'resolved'

Thu Feb 24 21:54:14 2011 kwilliams [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

Thanks for taking care of this. On Thu Feb 24 20:19:19 2011, DOLMEN wrote: Show quoted text

> I don't think it would be a good idea to drop > module-build.sourceforge.net as many documents point to it. Moving to > pages.github.com would not bring any value and even has less as it lacks > redirect management.

I agree, I think we should keep it in its current location until/unless it gets hosted somewhere outside M::B's purview entirely. -Ken

Thu Feb 24 21:54:15 2011 The RT System itself - Status changed from 'resolved' to 'open'

Mon Mar 21 13:40:04 2011 dolmen [...] cpan.org - Status changed from 'open' to 'resolved'