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Module-Install (0.75)

I love Module::Install. I can develop code with a sensible build system that gets packaged up right alongside my module. I don't need to worry about what happens if the end-user has an old version of the build system, since I can control exactly which one gets used.

If I find bugs in Module::Install that cause my killer robots to unpack correctly and think they're chickens, then I can create bugfixes and ship them with my modules immediately. There's no awkward waiting for those bugfixes to be integrated into the upstream Module::Install releases (although they get integrated pretty quickly).

The end result is both myself and my users can spend less time with build tool headaches and malfunctioning minions, and more time building an army of killer robots to take over the world. Thanks Module::Install!

Paul Fenwick - 2008-07-03 23:09:14
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Module-Install (0.68)

Just a comment to Ivan Tubert's post: The Article by Brian Ingerson in TPJ is available online here: http://www.ddj.com/architect/184416018

Bernhard Wagner - 2007-11-03 16:14:14
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Module-Install (0.67)

Umm, wow.

First I used this as a "drop-in" replacement for MakeMaker, then I started using it on its own and I am really glad. This means that I can handle dependencies with perl, not with whatever operating system it is going to run on. If someone downloads my module from CPAN, they will be told they need Template and Carp (in my case) without having to wait for the program itself to tell them. Plus it has the cleanest syntax you could hope for.

Great tool.

jeremiah foster - 2007-08-07 05:59:55
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Module-Install (0.65)

I really like Module::Install. It's been, for me, the easiest of the various distribution tools, and the one with the most features that I actually want. Unfortunately, its documentation is scattered and weird, ranging from useful things in weird files to its rambling and unhelpful "philosophy." If it were easier (through documentation) to write one's own plugins, I think this would be far more popular.

I look forward to increasing my rating at a future time.

Ricardo SIGNES - 2007-05-08 18:51:55
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Module-Install (0.64)

Module::Build::Philosophy:

"The above is obviously a mutation of the monumental speech by great Martin Luther King (http://web66.coled.umn.edu/new/MLK/MLK.html). While the contexts are vastly different, I feel that there are some serious parallelisms."

-- Brian Ingerson

No, there are no "serious" parallels at all, just an offensive pastiche that cheapens an heroic moment. Please update it.

Otherwise a great module: reassuring to see the MakeMaker limitations being addressed, even if in parallel to other replacement efforts.

Lee Goddard - 2006-11-20 01:49:52
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Module-Install (0.37)

(updated)
Module::Install is a great module, but for a while there it seemed to have been abandoned.

It still has quite a number of outstanding bugs, but I spose I can't really complain about these any more, given that I've got commit rights to the repository now :/ And I believe the author is willing to do the same for others who want to address these bugs.

Still, you might want to be careful if you want your module to support lower than 5.6.0, and the documentation can get a bit weak.

But all in all I now think that with enough users and more attention, these bugs can be resolved. The idea and the design are completely sound and have always been so, it just needs some TLC here and there.

Adam Kennedy - 2005-08-19 23:56:13
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Module-Install (0.35)

I really like this module because it allows me to do two things that I want:

1) Include in a distribution the modules that are only needed for testing so that the user doesn't have to install them.
2) Create "real bundles" that actually include everything so that they can be installed without a network connection.

The only problem for new users is that the documentation is not as complete or as clear as it could be. There is an article in The Perl Journal (June 2003) by Brian Ingerson that helps a lot, but it requires subscription.

Ivan Tubert - 2004-08-12 13:54:13
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