Re: ModPerl::MM

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David Wheeler wrote:

>> why Apache::TestMB? It should be ModPerl::MB when it'll appear, right?
> 
> 
> Up to you. I used it as an example because I don't really understand  
> how Apache::TestMM and ModPerl::MM interact.

Apache::TestMM is only needed only to add 'make test' and adjust 'make 
clean' targets.

>> why the fallback for Module::Build? Shouldn't it just die then?
> 
> 
> No, because if you're installing from CPAN.pm, it should install  
> Apache::Test. 

Well, we talk about ModPerl::MB, which will already be there if the 
modperl2 (version, let's say it's added in 1.99_20) is satisfied.

> I think. The build_class parameter is actually a much  
> better choice, since you won't have to worry about that at all. Again,  
> that should be in 0.27 of M::B (not sure of a due date).
> 
>> what if none exists, should Module::Install be used to require  
>> Module::Build?
> 
> 
> No idea. I've never used Module::Install. You'll have to ask autrijus.

OK

>> when will that be released? I guess I need to require that version  then.
> 
> 
> Ask Ken.
> 
>> So the only remaining part is to override Module::Build to place  
>> modules under Apache2/ if mp2 was built this way. Could you post an  
>> override that unconditionally overrides that and I'll adjust it to  
>> figure it out dynamically?
> 
> 
> Uh....might be tricky. There's been a lot of debate about install paths  
> on the Module-Build list lately. I'd ask there. The install paths are  
> set up by the _set_install_paths() method in Module::Build::Base.
> 
>    http://search.cpan.org/src/KWILLIAMS/Module-Build-0.2607/lib/Module/ 
> Build/Base.pm

So, are you sure we should even start on that effort then? If things are 
not stable, I'd rather wait till they are stabilized.

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