--- AnyEvent/Makefile.PL	2008/04/24 08:38:13	1.8
+++ AnyEvent/Makefile.PL	2009/08/09 16:05:11	1.26
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 use ExtUtils::MakeMaker;
 
-use 5.008;
+use 5.008001; # AnyEvent perl event loop seems to work with 5.6, other modules not
 
 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.).
+*** The Async::Interrupt module is highly recommended to efficiently avoid
+*** race conditions in/with other event loops.
+***
+*** 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 100% pure-perl, full-featured
+*** and performant, even without any of the optional modules.
 ***
 
 EOF
@@ -17,7 +27,18 @@
 	            COMPRESS	=> 'gzip -9v',
 	            SUFFIX	=> '.gz',
 	           },
+    test         => { TESTS => "t/*.t t/handle/*.t" },
     NAME         => "AnyEvent",
     VERSION_FROM => "lib/AnyEvent.pm",
+    META_MERGE => {
+        recommends => {
+           "Net::SSLeay"      => 1.33,
+           "JSON"             => 2.09,
+           "JSON::XS"         => 2.2,
+           "EV"               => 3.05,
+           "Guard"            => 1.02,
+           "Async::Interrupt" => 1.0,
+        }
+    },
 );