On Fri Mar 03 23:33:55 2006, adam@phase-n.com wrote:
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> Ken_Williams via RT wrote:
> > It's worth noting a couple of things here:
> >
> > 1) this only happens when you install using the Build.PL, not with
> the Makefile.PL.
>
> This is not so.
>
> It will happen in ANY situation in which something else may be using
> the
> file. That includes installations using Makefile.PL via CPAN.pm, and
> situations in which some other program completely is using it (imagine
> mod_perl on Win32 etc)
>
> > 2) even with the Build.PL, if you have a recent enough version of
> ExtUtils::Install, it will work.
> >
> > Unfortunately "recent enough" in this case means "as yet unreleased"
> still, right?
>
> Eeeenteresting...
>
> Presumably ExtUtils::Install implements the mechanism I mentioned.
>
> I was wondering what happened to the 5p5 conversation on that.
>
> Adam K
OK, this has now been released.
On Win32 only, you need to have a build-time dependency on
ExtUtils::Install 1.39.
Otherwise, you can resolve this bug.