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.IX Title "Module::Install::Base 3pm"
.TH Module::Install::Base 3pm "2018-01-01" "perl v5.26.1" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
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.SH "NAME"
Module::Install::Base \- Base class for Module::Install extensions
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
In a \fBModule::Install\fR extension:
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\&    use Module::Install::Base ();
\&    @ISA = qw(Module::Install::Base);
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
This module provide essential methods for all \fBModule::Install\fR
extensions, in particular the common constructor \f(CW\*(C`new\*(C'\fR and method
dispatcher \f(CW\*(C`AUTOLOAD\*(C'\fR.
.SH "METHODS"
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.IP "new(%args)" 4
.IX Item "new(%args)"
Constructor \*(-- need to preserve at least _top
.IP "\s-1AUTOLOAD\s0" 4
.IX Item "AUTOLOAD"
The main dispatcher \- copy extensions if missing
.IP "\fI_top()\fR" 4
.IX Item "_top()"
Returns the top-level \fBModule::Install\fR object.
.IP "\fIadmin()\fR" 4
.IX Item "admin()"
Returns the \f(CW\*(C`_top\*(C'\fR object's associated \fBModule::Install::Admin\fR object
on the first run (i.e. when there was no \fIinc/\fR when the program
started); on subsequent (user-side) runs, returns a fake admin object
with an empty \f(CW\*(C`AUTOLOAD\*(C'\fR method that does nothing at all.
.IP "\fIis_admin()\fR" 4
.IX Item "is_admin()"
Tells whether this is the first run of the installer (on
author's side). That is when there was no \fIinc/\fR at
program start. True if that's the case. False, otherwise.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
Module::Install
.SH "AUTHORS"
.IX Header "AUTHORS"
Audrey Tang <autrijus@autrijus.org>
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
.IX Header "COPYRIGHT"
Copyright 2003, 2004 by Audrey Tang <autrijus@autrijus.org>.
.PP
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the same terms as Perl itself.
.PP
See <http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html>