--- AnyEvent/Makefile.PL	2008/04/24 08:38:13	1.8
+++ AnyEvent/Makefile.PL	2008/10/23 02:41:00	1.16
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
 use ExtUtils::MakeMaker;
 
-use 5.008;
+use 5.008; # AnyEvent core seems to work with 5.6
 
 print <<EOF;
 
 ***
-*** The EV or Event modules are recommended for performance, unless
-*** you have to use one of the other adaptors (Glib, Tk, etc.).
+*** The EV module is recommended for even better performance, unless you
+*** have to use one of the other adaptors (Event, Glib, Tk, etc.).
+***
+*** This module does not have ANY dependencies, even if it might look
+*** otherwise. If you are building a distribution package or have
+*** difficulties installing this package due to dependencies, report this
+*** to the packager as a bug.
+***
+*** This module is guaranteed to stay pure-perl and still be full-featured
+*** and performant, even without any optionally recommended modules.
 ***
 
 EOF
@@ -17,7 +25,25 @@
 	            COMPRESS	=> 'gzip -9v',
 	            SUFFIX	=> '.gz',
 	           },
+    test         => { TESTS => "t/*.t t/handle/*.t" },
     NAME         => "AnyEvent",
     VERSION_FROM => "lib/AnyEvent.pm",
+    EXTRA_META => q{
+recommends:
+  Net::SSLeay: 1.32
+  JSON: 2.09
+  JSON::XS 2.2
+  EV: 4.05
+    },
 );
 
+sub MY::postamble {
+   <<EOF;
+
+# set \$VERSION in all modules
+setver:
+	\$(PERL) -pi -e 's/^(\\s*(our\\s*)?\\\$\$VERSION\\s*=\\s*).*\$\$/\$\${1}\$(VERSION);/' \$(TO_INST_PM)
+
+EOF
+}
+