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Changes for version 2.000000 - 2014-10-07

  • 00 Major - Version Scheme
    • Use x.yyyzzz instead of x.y.z
    • This may affect hand-operated downstreams
    • https://questhub.io/realm/perl/quest/5388d3a9bbd0be2224000129
    • This is a primary reason for the 2.x on the box.
  • 01 Major - Tooling
    • Shipping installer is now ExtUtils::MakeMaker instead of Module::Build
    • Version requirements on tooling and test dependencies now only upgraded to "latest" via recommendation, not requirements.
    • https://questhub.io/realm/perl/quest/5388cc12bbd0be5b2500011f
  • 02 Major - Reimplementation
    • Whole stack reimplemented in Moo based tooling.
  • Dependencies::Stats
    • Dependencies changed since 1.0.5, see misc/*.deps* for details
    • build: -1
    • configure: +1 -1 (recommends: +1)
    • develop: +48 -2 (recommends: -1, suggests: +1 ↑1)
    • runtime: +13 -11
    • test: +2 ↓1 -2 (recommends: +3)
  • Internals
    • use Sub::Exporter::Progressive instead of Sub::Exporter
    • use Const::Fast instead of Readonly
    • use namespace::clean instead of namespace::autoclean
  • Metadata
    • move to kentnl org

Modules

Tools for working with Gentoo Overlays
A singular category in a repository;
A Class for Ebuilds in Gentoo Overlays
A custom Exception class for Gentoo which also has warning-style semantics instead of failure
Class for Package's in Gentoo Overlays
Gentoo Overlay types.