# $File: //member/autrijus/ExtUtils-AutoInstall/README $ $Author: autrijus $
# $Revision: #4 $ $Change: 9532 $ $DateTime: 2004/01/01 06:47:30 $

This is the README file for ExtUtils::AutoInstall, a module to
let Makefile.PL automatically install dependencies via CPAN or
CPANPLUS.

* Features

- Letting the user enable/disable optional dependencies.
- Support sane defaults by probing for the machine's capability.
- If not inside a cpan shell, use CPAN.pm to install dependencies.
- Enable/disable the associated tests automatically.
- Supply UNINST=1 when it is safe and possibly needed.
- Checks MANIFEST to avoid unnecessary grepping of EXE_FILES.
- Utilizes CPANPLUS and/or Sort::Versions where feasible.
- Offers check-only and skip-all Makefile.PL targets.
- Offers check-only and install-only Makefile targets.
- Take advantage of the 'sudo' command where available.

* Installation

ExtUtils::AutoInstall uses the standard perl module install process:

cpansign -v		# optional; see SIGNATURE for details
perl Makefile.PL
make			# or 'nmake' on Win32
make test
make install

* Copyright

Copyright 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 by Autrijus Tang <autrijus@autrijus.org>.

All rights reserved.  You can redistribute and/or modify
this bundle under the same terms as Perl itself.

See <http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html>.