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Why does the TAP::Harness Perl module have a "NotBuild.PL" file?

The TAP::Harness 3.23 tarball includes a NotBuild.PL file (and no Build.PL file), but the README specifically states:

To use Module::Build (preferred) do:

perl Build.PL
./Build
./Build test
./Build install

Is this just an oversight or is there some reason to avoid using Module::Build? Is this how Build.PL files are normally distributed?

Solution

  • I think this will answer your question:

    From the Github:

    History for Test-Harness

    April 13, 2010

    Rename Build.PL to NotBuild.PL to avoid pulling in Module::Build as a dependency for people who've told CPAN.pm to prefer MB over EUMM.

    This is so a recent version of T::H can become a dependency of Test::Simple without Module::Build becoming (effectively) a transitive dependency of Test::Simple.