NAME

Module::Install::Build - Extension Rules for Module::Build

VERSION

This document describes version 0.01 of Module::Install::Build, released March 1, 2003.

SYNOPSIS

In your Makefile.PL:

    use inc::Module::Install;
    &Build->write;

DESCRIPTION

This module is a wrapper around Module::Build.

The &Build->write function will pass on keyword/value pair functions to Module::Build::create_build_script.

VERSION

Module::Build requires either the VERSION or VERSION_FROM parameter. If this module can guess the package's NAME, it will attempt to parse the VERSION from it.

If this module can't find a default for VERSION it will ask you to specify it manually.

MAKE TARGETS

Module::Build provides you with many useful make targets. A make target is the word you specify after make, like test for make test. Some of the more useful targets are:

all
This is the default target. When you type make it is the same as entering make all. This target builds all of your code and stages it in the blib directory.
test
Run your distribution's test suite.
install
Copy the contents of the blib directory into the appropriate directories in your Perl installation.
dist
Create a distribution tarball, ready for uploading to CPAN or sharing with a friend.
clean distclean purge
Remove the files created by perl Makefile.PL and make.
help
Same as typing perldoc Module::Build.

This module modifies the behaviour of some of these targets, depending on your requirements, and also adds the following targets to your Makefile:

cpurge
Just like purge, except that it also deletes the files originally added by this module itself.
chelp
Short cut for typing perldoc Module::Install.
distsign
Short cut for typing cpansign -s, for Module::Signature users to sign the distribution before release.