Changes for version 4.08

  • no functional changes in this release, just improved docs
  • Dist::Zilla::Plugin::MakeMaker::Custom
    • document how it compares to the MakeMaker::Awesome plugin

Modules

Move the release tarball to an archive directory
Ensure version numbers are up-to-date
Allow a dist to have a custom Makefile.PL
Add arbitrary keys to distmeta
Allow a dist to have a custom Build.PL
Look for comments recommending prerequisites
Process templates, including version numbers & changes
Check the prereqs from our META.json
Get distribution version from its main_module
Dump selected hash keys as a string
Create Module::Metadata object from Dist::Zilla::File