Quoting gregor herrmann (2016-09-23 09:29:01) > On Fri, 23 Sep 2016 01:33:14 +0100, Nick Morrott wrote: > > > * Package name : libparams-validationcompiler-perl > > Version : 0.13 > > Upstream Author : Dave Rolsky <autarch@urth.org> > > * URL : https://metacpan.org/release/Params-ValidationCompiler > > * License : Artistic-2.0 > > Programming Lang: Perl > > Description : Module to build an optimized subroutine parameter validator > > > Params::ValidationCompiler is a new dependency of libdatetime-perl. > > ... and some other libdate*-perl packages. > > I also stumbled across this new dependecy some days ago, and I found > at https://metacpan.org/pod/Params::ValidationCompiler the > description: > > "This is very alpha. The module name could change. Everything could > change. You have been warned." > > which doesn't sound too inviting and maybe hints to waiting a bit > before packaging it. > > OTOH it's written and maintained by the maintainer of the Date* > distributions which need it, so maybe we should just go along. I think we should! I looked at these packages recently, and see value in us having them packaged as alternative for Type::Tiny, even if still alpha quality (which I suspect might simply be a leftover warning from earlier days): Type::Tiny lacks a(n active) maintainer¹, so flaws might take longer to fix there than in Specio. - Jonas ¹ Sadly, Toby Inkster has gone offline since ~2 years, affecting a whole range of clever code :-( -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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