install-deps-travis.txt

Problem:
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A Perl 6 module (Net::B) under development (in a local clone of your
Github repo) needs another Perl 6 module (Net::A) under development, 
and neither module is in the Perl 6 ecosystem.

Given:
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Module Net::B's META6.json proper "depends" value with all dependencies:

"depends" :[
  "Digest::MD5",
  "Getopt::Std",
  "Net::A"
]

Solution:
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1. Modify module Net::B's META6.json to remove the dependency on Net::A 
(put it back in only AFTER Net::A has been accepted into the Perl 6 ecosystem).

Now Net::B's META6.json "depends" value looks like this:

"depends" : [
  "Digest::MD5",
  "Getopt::Std"
]

2. Create a shell script named, say, "install-net-a.sh", containing these lines:

#!/bin/sh
git clone https://github.com/joecoolauthor/Net-A.git
cd Net-A
# the following two lines are for added info in the travis build log"
TD=`pwd`
echo "=== now working in dir '$TD' ==="
# the coup de grace:
panda install .

3. Make the script executable:

$ chmod +x install-net-a.sh

4. Add the script to the local repo:

$ git add install-net-a.sh

5. Ensure your local clone of the Net::B module tests okay.

6. Commit staged changes:

$ git -a -m"updates required for travis build of local deps"

7. Push it to your Github Net::B repo

$ git push

Results
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Your next travis build should use the Net::A module okay (assuming no other
problems) and pass checks successfully.

There are many less convoluted ways of doing this

• class Build { method build($dir) { run 'zef', 'install', "$url-to-some-module"; }
• zef install /path/to/Net/A /path/to/Net/B
• zef install $url-to-net-a /path/to/Net/B

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