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On Fri, 8 Mar 2024 13:33:32 +0000
Dave Mitchell <davem@iabyn.com> wrote:

> Where within a distribution directory should I put a utility script
> that is for use by the author(s) during development, but isn't needed
> during build, and shouldn't be installed? (Specifically, somewhere
> under dist/ExtUtils-ParseXS/).
>
> I assume that stuff under bin/ gets automatically installed??

In a normal CPAN module I've done things like having a
"rebuild-thing.pl" script just at toplevel. Being called ".pl"
lowercase, it doesn't confuse EU:MM or MB into running it. I don't know
whether that would work for dists that are shipped with core perl.

Failing that, I would imagine something like a "regen/" directory
within the dist should also get ignored. The name "regen" also
reminiscent of the toplevel one used by perl core itself, would
suggest to folks what its purpose is.

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I have all my development stuff (utilities, data, …) in a
directory called "dev" or "devel". In the file MANIFEST.SKIP,
I have

# Avoid development stuff.
^dev(el)?/

and in the file .gitignore, I have

# development stuff
/devel/
/dev/

Peter

On Mon, Mar 11, 2024 at 8:34?AM Peter John Acklam <pjacklam@gmail.com>
wrote:

> I have all my development stuff (utilities, data, …) in a
> directory called "dev" or "devel". In the file MANIFEST.SKIP,
> I have
>
> # Avoid development stuff.
> ^dev(el)?/
>
> and in the file .gitignore, I have
>
> # development stuff
> /devel/
> /dev/
>
>
Devel::PPPort also uses devel (which is included in perl5 source).

Moose uses author/.

I think either would be fine.

-- Matthew Horsfall (alh)

On Mon, 11 Mar 2024 09:03:01 -0400, "Matthew Horsfall (alh)" <wolfsage@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 11, 2024 at 8:34?AM Peter John Acklam <pjacklam@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I have all my development stuff (utilities, data, …) in a
> > directory called "dev" or "devel". In the file MANIFEST.SKIP,
> > I have
> >
> > # Avoid development stuff.
> > ^dev(el)?/
> >
> > and in the file .gitignore, I have
> >
> > # development stuff
> > /devel/
> > /dev/
> >
> >
> Devel::PPPort also uses devel (which is included in perl5 source).
>
> Moose uses author/.

I use /sandbox everywhere for stuff that should be in git but not in a dist/release

> I think either would be fine.

me too

> -- Matthew Horsfall (alh)

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