"This method ignores what is in $self->packages and uses a single package weighing 1 pound for rating. The idea is to list what services are available, but for accurate rate comparisons, the rate method should be used."
I seem to recall this being accurate as of a prior Shipment release, but the weight of the actual packages in the shipment now appear to be used for _build_services().
The POD for the _build_services() method states:
"This method ignores what is in $self->packages and uses a single package weighing 1 pound for rating. The idea is to list what services are available, but for accurate rate comparisons, the rate method should be used."
I seem to recall this being accurate as of a prior Shipment release, but the weight of the actual packages in the shipment now appear to be used for _build_services().