Module-Build 0.18_01

on Perl CPAN

Alternative distribution layouts are now supported via the
'pm_files', 'pod_files', 'xs_files', 'PL_files', and 'script_files'
parameters to new(). This should help people transition from
MakeMaker, and might even help us write an automatic transition
tool.

Added tests to t/runthrough.t that check to see installation is
happening correctly.

Added an 'add_to_cleanup' parameter to new() that calls
add_to_cleanup() immediately for the given files.

Added experimental code to build a .ppd file, in support of
ActiveState's "Perl Package Manager". [original patch by Dave
Rolsky]

For authors who use Module::Signature to sign their distributions,
we now create the SIGNATURE file right in the distribution
directory, rather than creating it in the top-level directory and
copying it into place. This solves problems related to having
files get out of date with respect to their signatures.

The distribution directory (e.g. Sample-Module-0.13/ ) will now be
deleted during the 'clean' or 'realclean' actions.

During testing of modules, blib/lib and blib/arch are now added as
absolute paths, not relative. This helps tests that load the
modules at runtime and may change the current working directory
(like Module::Build itself does during testing).

The $Config{cc} entry on some people's systems is something like
'ccache gcc', so we now split that string using split_like_shell().
[Richard Clamp]

Added documentation for 'extra_linker_flags' parameter, and added a
corresponding 'extra_compiler_flags' parameter. [original patch by
Richard Clamp]

The pass-through Makefile created by Module::Build::Compat now
supports MakeMaker options like POLLUTE=1 and INC. We also just
warn & skip when we see any unknown MM parameters, rather than
dying. [Dave Rolsky]

Fixed an error about how @INC and $ENV{PERL5LIB} interact during
the testing of M::B itself. [jk billy2000@fastmail.fm]

The pass-through Makefile doesn't include 'recommended' M::B
dependencies in the Makefile anymore, since they're not strictly
necessary. In particular, this makes installing M::B itself
easier.

A new 'create_makefile_pl' parameter lets you use
Module::Build::Compat during the 'distdir' (or 'dist') action to
automatically create a Makefile.PL for compatibility with
ExtUtils::MakeMaker. The parameter's value should be one of the
styles named in the Module::Build::Compat documentation.

When compiling C code, we now respect 'pollute' and 'inc'
parameters. (XXX - needs docs) [Dave Rolsky]

Made the creation of the "install map" more generic. (XXX - needs
documentation)

Fixed a problem in which add_to_cleanup() didn't note cleanup files
unless create_build_script() had been called already. [Dave Rolsky]

During 'Build dist', we no longer have to load each .pm file (via
Module::Info) to determine the $VERSION numbers inside. Instead,
we call our internal version_from_file() method, which is the same
thing MakeMaker and PAUSE and search.cpan.org do. Also fixes a
failure when Module::Info is installed in a nonstandard directory.
[reported by Teun Burgers]

Fixed some failing test code on Windows - open files can't be
deleted. [Andrew Savage]

The Cygwin platform is now treated as a flavor of Unix rather than
a flavor of Windows. [chocolateboy]

We're now more aggressive about adding temporary C compilation
files (*.c, *.bs) to the cleanup list. [Dave Rolsky]

When constructing the list in META.yml of packages provided by this
distribution, we now use the same rules as the PAUSE scanner does
when a single .pm file contains multiple VERSIONs. [Andreas Koenig]

check_installed_status() now works as both a class method and an
object method (and is documented so). [Spotted by Dave Rolsky]