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(OT-ish) Changes?

by autarch (Hermit)
on Apr 24, 2003 at 14:11 UTC ( [id://252902]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to MIME::Lite 3.0 / MIME::Lite::Maintained

So what are the changes in this version? There's no separate Changes file and the module docs just say that you took it over from eryq, but not what you changed along the way. Presumably, you took it over to fix some bugs, so it's probably important to say what they were!

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Re: (OT-ish) Changes?
by demerphq (Chancellor) on Apr 24, 2003 at 14:33 UTC

    Umm, yes, thanks, mumble. There is a seperate changes file that I updated:changes.pod however I realize now that I made a typo when i did, so its a bit confusing (It should say MIME::Types, not MIME::Lite, sigh.) And I could have explained in further detail what I did. Until I get home and make the change, here is what it should say

    • Changed version string, both because the original encoding cause it to be incorrectly parsed by Perl, preventing valid version checks, and also to demarcate the different maintainer.
    • Changed code that interacts with MIME::Types so a fatal error isnt thrown when using AUTO when that module is installed. Now also will only use 1.004 or later of that module. When I have time to determine if it works with earlier versions of MIME::Types I will do so.
    • Added a test to check that the MIME::Types functionality works.
    • Slimmed down the distribution size by removing redundant copys of the documentation including the entire ./doc directory. Added instructions how to obtain this information in a readable form, either from the web or from the command line.
    • Moved CHANGES to a ./changes.pod
    • Modified README to contain a small summary of useful information about the module, and not just a text version of the main POD.
    • Added section to the documentation about how to develop patches (the test framework that MIME::Lite uses is non-standard)
    • Added section to the document to provide a single point to view the "helper" modules that MIME::Lite is designed to work with.
    • Added a comment that those with questions may find http://www.perlmonks.org a good place for advice, but only if they post the code they dont understand. ;-)

    I think that about covers it. Ill update the README tonight.


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    demerphq

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