NAME¶
Module::Install::External - Specify dependencies on external non-Perl things
DESCRIPTION¶
"Module::Install::External" provides command that allow you to
declaratively specify a dependency on a program or system that is not Perl.
The commands it provides are similar to those in Module::Install::Can, except
that they implement an explicit dependency, in addition to just working out if
the particular thing is available.
COMMANDS¶
requires_xs¶
requires_xs;
The "requires_xs" command explicitly specifies that a C compiler and
the perl header files are required in order to build (at
make-time) the
distribution (specifically XS files).
It does not take any params, and aborts the
Makefile.PL execution in a
way that an automated installation or testing system will interpret as a
"NA" ("not applicable to this platform") result.
This may be changed to an alternative abort result at a later time.
Returns true as a convenience.
requires_external_cc¶
requires_external_cc;
The "requires_external_cc" command explicitly specifies that a C
compiler is required in order to build (at
make-time) the distribution.
It does not take any params, and aborts the
Makefile.PL execution in a
way that an automated installation or testing system will interpret as a
"NA" ("not applicable to this platform") result.
This may be changed to an alternative abort result at a later time.
Returns true as a convenience.
requires_external_bin¶
requires_external_bin 'cvs';
The "requires_external_bin" command takes the name of a system command
or program, similar to the "can_run" command, except that
"requires_external_bin" checks in a way that is a declarative
explicit dependency.
The takes a single param of the command/program name, and aborts the
"Makefile.PL" execution in a way that an automated installation or
testing system will interpret as a "NA" ("not applicable to
this platform") result.
Returns true as a convenience.
TO DO¶
Work out how to save the external dependency metadata, in agreement with the
larger Perl community.
Implement the agreed external dependency metadata solution.
AUTHORS¶
Adam Kennedy <adamk@cpan.org>
SEE ALSO¶
Module::Install
COPYRIGHT¶
Copyright 2006 Adam Kennedy.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the same terms as Perl itself.
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