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  • Night was black, was no use holding back 'Cause I just had to see, was someone watching me? In the mist, dark figures move and twist Was all this for real or just some kind of Hell? 6 6 6, the number ...
    Chris 'BinGOs' WilliamsChris 'BinGOs' Williams
    Apr 19, 2013 at 6:11 pm
    Apr 19, 2013 at 6:11 pm
  • Hi folks, 5.18.0 needs a MakeMaker release in order to fix some hash order bugs. Fortunately, its all already been patched in, its just a matter of us putting out an alpha, testing it, and then ...
    Michael G. SchwernMichael G. Schwern
    Mar 16, 2013 at 12:42 am
    Mar 17, 2013 at 1:02 pm
  • Currently EU::MM maintains a list of headers that will cause XS modules to be rebuilt. If this list is not up to date then modifications to core headers during core development do not cause ...
    DemerphqDemerphq
    Feb 19, 2013 at 4:57 pm
    Feb 27, 2013 at 4:01 am
  • Hi, please review pull request https://github.com/Perl-Toolchain-Gang/ExtUtils-MakeMaker/pull/45 This patch make suffix of target for .xs file processing configurable (defaults .c as before). But now ...
    Vladimir TimofeevVladimir Timofeev
    Feb 17, 2013 at 7:51 pm
    Mar 15, 2013 at 10:03 pm
  • One issue I had when trying to store distributions with Git::CPAN::Hook is that if a file does not change between two versions of a distribution, then git won't "detect" it. That was an issue for me, ...
    Philippe Bruhat (BooK)Philippe Bruhat (BooK)
    Jan 2, 2013 at 12:23 am
    Jan 2, 2013 at 9:30 pm
  • We have a lot of serious problems because we lack a database of installed distributions, releases and files. There are serious problems with implementing one given A) the limitations of the standard ...
    Michael G SchwernMichael G Schwern
    Dec 15, 2012 at 10:59 pm
    Dec 31, 2012 at 6:39 pm
  • IMO it cannot continue to work like this. Each perl should include a manifest of such files, which MakeMaker should use. We cant be blocked in changing the headers included with Perl because of a ...
    DemerphqDemerphq
    Dec 10, 2012 at 4:14 pm
    Dec 14, 2012 at 4:19 pm
  • Dear Makemaker makers, I installed ActivePerl under C:\Program Files, but told it it was in C:\progra~1. The Makefiles generated by Perl 5.16.1’s MakeMaker set XSUBPPDIR to the directory with ...
    Ed .Ed .
    Dec 3, 2012 at 8:22 pm
    Dec 3, 2012 at 8:22 pm
  • Here are your banks documents.
    NickNick
    Oct 26, 2012 at 5:19 am
    Oct 26, 2012 at 5:19 am
  • Hello, The Makefile.PL for ExtUtils::MakeMaker currently sets INSTALLDIRS to 'perl', so a CPAN update won't be shadowed by the core version in older perls. According to [1] this is no longer ...
    Robert SedlacekRobert Sedlacek
    Sep 23, 2012 at 8:23 pm
    Sep 23, 2012 at 8:23 pm
  • makemaker: I am working on a modulino [1] and would like to use ExtUtils::MakeMaker to generate a Makefile such that "make" (or "make all) copies the module file (lib/MyModulino.pm) to a script file ...
    David ChristensenDavid Christensen
    Aug 25, 2012 at 11:04 pm
    Dec 1, 2012 at 6:56 pm
  • Hi all, what is the best way to make perl Makefile.PL set the value of the CC variable in the "Makefile" file to a different value? I sometimes want to make it point to /usr/bin/clang because clang ...
    Shlomi FishShlomi Fish
    Aug 8, 2012 at 9:32 am
    Aug 9, 2012 at 5:12 pm
  • Receiving error when : [root@localhost ExtUtils-MakeMaker-6.31]# perl Makefile.PL Checking if your kit is complete... Looks good Could not open '': No such file or directory at ...
    Tim OBrienTim OBrien
    May 16, 2012 at 1:22 am
    May 17, 2012 at 9:21 am
  • It's been almost six months since the last stable. I'd like to get one out the door. Do people feel there's anything blocking stable? -- I am somewhat preoccupied telling the laws of physics to shut ...
    Michael G SchwernMichael G Schwern
    Apr 25, 2012 at 2:41 am
    May 26, 2012 at 4:09 pm
  • I'm probably just doing something really dumb -- but I cannot figure out what. I am using the cpan tool to install modules on a FreeBSD system that I do not have root permission on. I have a PREFIX ...
    Philip KastenPhilip Kasten
    Dec 13, 2011 at 8:50 pm
    Dec 15, 2011 at 7:34 pm
  • Thanks for that. Everything working ok on VMS now? -- 44. I am not the atheist chaplain. -- The 213 Things Skippy Is No Longer Allowed To Do In The U.S. Army http://skippyslist.com/list/
    Michael G SchwernMichael G Schwern
    Nov 1, 2011 at 10:20 pm
    Nov 5, 2011 at 8:26 pm
  • I patched the new MakeMaker failures on VMS at: <https://github.com/Perl-Toolchain-Gang/ExtUtils-MakeMaker/commit/8d4c9962adb0142bfed60c6b5569c8424637df16 Hopefully once the Win32 test failures ...
    Craig A. BerryCraig A. Berry
    Oct 29, 2011 at 2:57 am
    Oct 29, 2011 at 2:57 am
  • I suspect the commit that is causing trouble on Win32 is this one: <https://github.com/Perl-Toolchain-Gang/ExtUtils-MakeMaker/commit/f4904b4ce499b7f0c420efae69f44e19fe7dd12f For the first problem, ...
    Craig A. BerryCraig A. Berry
    Oct 28, 2011 at 10:13 pm
    Nov 1, 2011 at 10:21 pm
  • Gentlemen, I use a module called Net::Twitter and it depends on ExtUtils::MakeMaker. I typically run on FreeBSD and I tried this on OpenBSD, too. An 'install Net::Twitter' consistently hangs on the ...
    Neal rauhauserNeal rauhauser
    Sep 1, 2011 at 8:09 pm
    Oct 27, 2011 at 12:30 am
  • Hi, what can I add to my WriteMakefile call to add a few things to CCFLAGS and LDDLFLAGS that will be used in the makefile? I dont want to overwrite them, just add a bit -Todd This e-mail message and ...
    Michael G SchwernMichael G Schwern
    Jul 11, 2011 at 6:26 pm
    Jul 11, 2011 at 6:26 pm
  • https://github.com/Perl-Toolchain-Gang/ExtUtils-MakeMaker/tree/v6.58 After a year and a half, a new stable release of MakeMaker! It's big. Here's the major changes: * Metafile processing is now ...
    Michael G SchwernMichael G Schwern
    Jul 6, 2011 at 9:34 pm
    Jul 6, 2011 at 9:34 pm
  • I just got a cpan testers report of failure for the module Mail::OpenDKIM. The report shows basically a bunch of build failures due to the libopendkim library being missing. In my Makefile.PL, I ...
    Vivek KheraVivek Khera
    May 31, 2011 at 1:44 pm
    Jun 1, 2011 at 12:23 am
  • The latest release candidate for MakeMaker 6.58 is on its way to CPAN and available for download. https://github.com/Perl-Toolchain-Gang/ExtUtils-MakeMaker/tarball/v6.57_11 This release fixes all ...
    Michael G SchwernMichael G Schwern
    May 20, 2011 at 12:38 am
    May 20, 2011 at 12:38 am
  • The production version of EU::MM is newer in perl 5.14 than it is in the production version CPAN. I see 6.57_10 has been in RC for 40 days. Is it ready for release? Thanks, Todd
    Todd RinaldoTodd Rinaldo
    May 18, 2011 at 9:45 pm
    May 19, 2011 at 7:18 pm
  • https://github.com/Perl-Toolchain-Gang/ExtUtils-MakeMaker/tree/v6.57_09 6.57_09 fixes a bunch of little issues having to do with the bundled modules including making this an authorized release and an ...
    Michael G SchwernMichael G Schwern
    Mar 28, 2011 at 12:18 am
    Mar 28, 2011 at 12:18 am
  • https://github.com/Perl-Toolchain-Gang/ExtUtils-MakeMaker/tree/v6.57_08 This is release candidate 1 for ExtUtils::MakeMaker 6.58 and hopefully will make it into 5.14.0. This release fixes an issue ...
    Michael G SchwernMichael G Schwern
    Mar 27, 2011 at 11:03 am
    Mar 29, 2011 at 3:30 pm
  • Now that we have something like 14 people who have commit bits to the MakeMaker Github repository, it's time to do something aggressive with that. I've been working with Dancer lately and have been ...
    Michael G SchwernMichael G Schwern
    Mar 25, 2011 at 4:17 am
    Apr 18, 2011 at 8:51 am
  • https://github.com/Perl-Toolchain-Gang/ExtUtils-MakeMaker/tree/v6.57_07 A new ExtUtils::MakeMaker alpha has been released, 6.57_07. This is effectively release candidate 0 for 6.58. There has been a ...
    Michael G SchwernMichael G Schwern
    Mar 25, 2011 at 3:59 am
    Mar 25, 2011 at 12:54 pm
  • The version of ExtUtils::MakeMaker we claim to be shipping in blead is 6.57_05. There are six changes in blead since 6.57_05 was integrated (3 by me, 2 by Reini, and 1 by Dave M.). See: ...
    Craig A. BerryCraig A. Berry
    Mar 24, 2011 at 11:54 pm
    Mar 25, 2011 at 9:38 pm
  • I am trying to package some compiled Java anonymous classes within a Perl package but found it to be impossible. I need them because my code uses Inline::Java. The problem lies in the filenames: e.g. ...
    Antonio BonifatiAntonio Bonifati
    Mar 9, 2011 at 11:01 am
    Mar 9, 2011 at 9:45 pm
  • I've pushed commits to the Perl Toolchain Gang repo on github that add support for creating META.json and MYMETA.json files. In addition, all META file creation now goes through CPAN::Meta to ensure ...
    David GoldenDavid Golden
    Feb 5, 2011 at 8:58 pm
    Feb 27, 2011 at 12:59 pm
  • Saw mjd tweet about a new build system called "redo" that does two things I've never seen before in a build system. First, it breaks the build process up into files that live alongside the file it's ...
    Michael G SchwernMichael G Schwern
    Jan 12, 2011 at 9:58 pm
    Jan 12, 2011 at 11:13 pm
  • makemaker@perl.org: I've been using ExtUtils::MakeMaker for many years, it works well, and I like it. I've heard of Module::Install and Module::Build, but I'm of the mind "if it ain't broke, don't ...
    David ChristensenDavid Christensen
    Nov 29, 2010 at 1:30 am
    Dec 1, 2010 at 12:43 am
  • I assume I'm messing something up here as this doesn't seem likely. $ make dist ... ... mkdir MyApp-0.01/root/static/build/media/press_releases -e: ...
    Bill MoseleyBill Moseley
    Nov 3, 2010 at 11:23 pm
    Nov 4, 2010 at 1:55 am
  • Is there a way to get the generated Makefile to remove any .svn dirs? I'm using Module::Install with Module::Install::Catalyst and File::ShareDir and I end up with .svn dirs in blib that then end up ...
    Bill MoseleyBill Moseley
    Nov 3, 2010 at 10:18 pm
    Nov 6, 2010 at 9:18 pm
  • The following code in ExtUtils::MM_Unix is doing chmod 664 on .bs file. This means that two different users cannot do installation as if one user if the owner, then the other cannot do chmod on it. ...
    Manohar KoduruManohar Koduru
    Oct 13, 2010 at 6:04 am
    Oct 19, 2010 at 7:09 am
  • I just fixed the casing on the repository name but didn't realize that would mess up git remote links. So if git tells you something like fatal: ...
    Michael G SchwernMichael G Schwern
    Sep 16, 2010 at 9:25 pm
    Sep 16, 2010 at 9:25 pm
  • I have a Catalyst application that uses Module::Install::Catalyst to copy in all the additional files into blib when Makefile.PL is run. The painful part is the copy -- the application is getting ...
    Bill MoseleyBill Moseley
    Sep 15, 2010 at 1:49 pm
    Sep 16, 2010 at 2:53 am
  • Hello Version 6.57_03 contains several important changes: ExtUtils::MakeMaker::YAML was added. It is a copy of YAML::Tiny slightly modified to support version objects. EU::MM already contained YAML ...
    Alexandr CiorniiAlexandr Ciornii
    Sep 8, 2010 at 10:55 pm
    Sep 8, 2010 at 10:55 pm
  • Whoever setup the github bot on #makemaker, awesome! Also to Adam and chorny for hacking on MYMETA in the mymeta_attempt2 branch. -- Don't try the paranormal until you know what's normal. -- "Lords ...
    Michael G SchwernMichael G Schwern
    Sep 2, 2010 at 10:31 pm
    Sep 2, 2010 at 10:31 pm
  • Now that there are... let's see... 13 people with commit access to MakeMaker there's not a whole lot of excuses for patches to not get applied. Use your commit bit on the main repository. Git and ...
    Michael G SchwernMichael G Schwern
    Sep 1, 2010 at 9:20 pm
    Sep 1, 2010 at 9:20 pm
  • Hey, guys, first, thanks for your good work on this o-so-important module. I recently set up Perl for our group for 3 platforms (Linux 32-/64-bit and Solaris) and decided to use a single lib dir and ...
    Eric BergEric Berg
    Sep 1, 2010 at 1:41 pm
    Sep 9, 2010 at 8:47 am
  • The repository is now at: http://github.com/Perl-Toolchain-Gang/Extutils-MakeMaker I'm not going to bother forking and remaking the old location, I'll just get 6.58 out with the new location before ...
    Michael G SchwernMichael G Schwern
    Aug 31, 2010 at 9:31 pm
    Sep 1, 2010 at 4:05 am
  • From your doc: MAKE ... Defaults to $Config{make}. It should default to not being changed, so as to allow the user to choose which make he wants to use. Essentially you preclude Perl's own ...
    Daniel PfeifferDaniel Pfeiffer
    Aug 14, 2010 at 11:18 pm
    Aug 18, 2010 at 11:58 pm
  • M::B allows specifying several authors for author META.yml field. For ppm M::B outputs each author in it's own tag, but as Jan says, only first is used. "multiple_authors" branch in repository allows ...
    Alexandr CiorniiAlexandr Ciornii
    Aug 10, 2010 at 10:09 pm
    Aug 10, 2010 at 10:09 pm
  • Hello MYMETA.yml is supported by Module::Install and also should be supported in EU::MM. First step for support in both, would be to add something like NO_META for MYMETA.yml. Reusing NO_META is a ...
    Alexandr CiorniiAlexandr Ciornii
    Aug 4, 2010 at 5:27 pm
    Aug 4, 2010 at 5:27 pm
  • ExtUtils::MakeMaker says fror PREREQ_FATAL Note: see Test::Harness for a shortcut for stopping tests early if you are missing dependencies and are afraid that users might use your module with an ...
    Bill MoseleyBill Moseley
    Jul 31, 2010 at 5:09 pm
    Aug 4, 2010 at 3:02 am
  • Hello, Regarding the example of using multiple XS files, as detailed here: http://search.cpan.org/dist/ExtUtils-MakeMaker/lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker/FAQ.pod#XS The explanation goes about calling the boot ...
    Assaf GordonAssaf Gordon
    Jul 9, 2010 at 11:41 pm
    Jul 9, 2010 at 11:41 pm
  • Hi. I do some administration tool. I would distribute it. Main target is NIXs. I read tons of doc/man/pods and i don't know: How install data ? I would have my data under: Debian like: ...
    Piotr SkólskiPiotr Skólski
    Jul 9, 2010 at 11:01 pm
    Jul 10, 2010 at 11:12 am
  • I'm forwarding to the makemaker@perl.org list, as this is not likely to be of general interest to all module authors. -- David ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Joshua ben Jore ...
    David GoldenDavid Golden
    Jun 9, 2010 at 7:43 pm
    Jun 10, 2010 at 6:56 am
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