From: Eric Wong <e@80x24.org>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 21:16:52 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Makefile: replace perl/Makefile.PL with simple make rules
Message-ID: <20171130211652.GA26607@starla>
In-Reply-To: <20171130205952.GB20640@aiede.mtv.corp.google.com>

Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah, people really do use Git.pm as an external API.

Yikes :<

> If we want to prevent this, then we should not be installing it in the
> public perl module path.  Or we should at least add a note to the
> manpages we ship :) to recommend not using it.

I think a note in manpages is fine; maybe a load-time warning
to non-git.git users.  We shouldn't be breaking other peoples'
code when they upgrade, though.