Category Archives: toolchain

Module::Build repository migrated to git

I have completed a migration of the Module::Build repository from Subversion to git. The new repository is available publicly on github.com: Browse the repository Clone it: git://github.com/dagolden/module-build.git I have done my best to clean up the merge/branch/tag history, but have not bothered to clean up empty commits left over from the original cvs2svn conversion. If [...]
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Do you use Perl and C++?

Some work has started on adding better C++ support to ExtUtils::CBuilder. There is a branch called "cplusplus" in the EU::CB repository on github. (See the branches dropdown.) Work is loosely coordinated on the #toolchain IRC channel on irc.perl.org. Ask for user "Sno|Laptop" if you would like to contribute in any way.
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How to look like an idiot with Dist::Zilla

Several people who watch CPAN recent upload feeds may have noticed an interesting sounding tarball by yours truly: Foo-1.23. Here's the story: I'm a recent convert to Dist::Zilla. I really like it -- if I had more time I'd write a longer post about how easy it makes your life as a developer. The problem [...]
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The past is not a blast

Debugging things on an older version of Perl can be a pain. I like to be able to replicate bug reports whenever I can and verify that my fixes resolve the problem. That means that first, you have to build them if you don't have them and many or most of the older perl tarballs [...]
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The power of not being all things to all people

The Perl community seems abuzz about the cool new cpanminus client by Tatsuhiko Miyagawa. After about two weeks of development, this is a reasonably functional CPAN client with just a fraction of the overhead, complexity and verbosity of the CPAN and CPANPLUS clients that come with the Perl core. It's a remarkable achievement, not only [...]
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