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• --install_base (Score:2)

  by Theory (10)

  I think that perl Build.PL --install-base /var/lookie/here is what you want. Give it a try!

  --David
  • Re:--install_base (Score:2)

    by autarch (914)

    It's similar, but intentionally not the same as the byzantine demented logic of PREFIX. The real problem is that neither CPAN nor CPANPLUS support the Module::Build arguments, even though the latter will run Build.PL scripts in preference to Makefile.PL.
    • Re:--install_base (Score:1)

      by kane (2600) on 2004.07.07 4:42 (#32202) Journal

      we try to support it, but there's so many features lacking from Module::Build it's not even funny.
      
      From the latest development snapshot of CPANPLUS, these issues (among others) are still open:
      
      =head1 KNOWN ISSUES
      
      There are some known issues with Module::Build, that we hope the
      authors will resolve at some point, so we can make full use of
      Module::Build's power.
      
      =over 4
      
      =item * Passing build flags to 'new_from_context'
      
      This is sadly not possible untill Module::Build is patched to support
      this feature. This means you are stuck with the default behaviour of
      the Build.PL in the distribution.
      
      =item * Uninstall modules installed by Module::Build
      
      Module::Build doesn't write a so called packlist file, which holds
      a list of all files installed by a distribution. Without this file we
      don't know what to remove. Untill Module::Build generates this
      packlist, we are unable to remove any installations done by it.
      
      =item * Unable to figure out a distributions prerequisites.
      
      Module::Build only reports back to the user the prerequisites that were
      not fulfilled. Prerequisites that a distribution has, and that are
      already installed, are not reported back. Needless to say, this makes
      it impossible to reliably generate distributions for packagemanagers
      reliably.
      
      =item * Module::Build's version comparision is not supported.
      
      Module::Build has it's own way of defining what versions are considered
      satisfactory for a prerequisite, and which ones aren't. This syntax is
      something specific to Module::Build and we currently have no way to see
      if a module on disk, on cpan or something similar is satisfactory
      according to Module::Build's version comparison scheme.
      As a work around, we now simply assume that the most recent version on
      CPAN satisfies a dependency.
      
      =back
      
      =cut
      
      not to mention a compatibillity mode which would allow users and all kinds of scripts that have existed forever use things like PREFIX etc...
      

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      • Re:--install_base (Score:2)

        by autarch (914)

        Passing build flags to 'new_from_context'
        
        Looks like you can do this now. Unfortunately, it's not documented.
        
        Uninstall modules installed by Module::Build
        
        I wrote code to write packlists a long time ago. I should nag Ken to apply that patch.
        
        Unable to figure out a distributions prerequisites.
        
        Module::Build's version comparision is not supported.
        
        It has requires(), build_requires(), recommends(), and conflicts() methods that return the hash reference that the user specified. Then you can call check