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• Exactly onto the point (Score:1)

  by janus (3624)

  Having ported more than a few CPAN modules i can only confirm this mess.
  I'd welcome every step towards unified configuration handling of XS modules.
• Agreed. (Score:1)

  by LTjake (4001)

  I had the same issue working on Linux-Input-Wiimote [1]. I canvased several other XS modules and couldn't really see any similarities between any of the approaches.
  
  Using Devel::Checklib seems to work pretty well, though.
  
  [1] http://search.cpan.org/src/BRICAS/Linux-Input-Wiimote-0.04002/Makefile.PL [cpan.org]
• Amen (Score:2)

  by jdavidb (1361)

  I've been saying that Makefile.PL shouldn't take user input forever, but very intelligent and experienced module authors have been telling me I am wrong, or that they like the freedom.

  I do want to be able to have multiple independent installations of both Perl and external libraries. I do want some way to tell my CPAN shell where those external libraries, so that the CPAN shell can tell Makefile.PL (or whatever). I do not want to have to pass parameters to Makefile.PL. I do not want Makefile.PL to auto

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• Hooray (Score:1)

  by Ron Savage (5224)

  And one day I'll be able to install modules via a CGI script without keeping my fingers crossed.
  
  Perhaps there are 2 aspects to this:
  o A standard (he, he) i.e. default install, which does not require/accept user input
  o A standard way of overriding the default install