version.pl - extracts module data from installed and uninstalled modules
% version.pl DBI % version.pl XML::Simple % version.pl ~jonasbn/Develop/Games/Bingo/lib/Games/Bingo.pm % version.pl version.pl % version.pl /System/Library/Perl/5.8.1
This script extracts module data from installed and uninstalled modules and script, targetting especially the version information.
The script takes either a module name (SEE SYNOPSIS), a path to a Perl module, script file or a directory.
The script looks for a package definition and a version variable.
The script is quite simple, the Module::Info::File and Mattia Barbon's Module::Info holds all the interesting stuff.
In the beginning I was using Module::Info, but due to a lacking functionality in this module I created Module::Info::File, which inherits from Module::Info and replaces the new_from_file method so the lacking data can be accessed. Apart from that you can use all the neat accessors from Module::Info.
The script gives to kinds of input depending on how it was called:
For single modules, module og script files:
<modulename> located in <directory location> is version: <versions number>
Example:
Test::More located in /System/Library/Perl/5.8.1 is version: 0.47
Or when called with a directory as argument (one line per located module):
<module name> <tab> <version number>
DBI;1.38 Irssi;0.9 Mysql;1.2401 Bundle::DBI;11.03 Bundle::DBD::mysql;2.9002
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version.pl is free software and is released under the Artistic License. See <http://www.perl.com/language/misc/Artistic.html> for details.
version.pl is (C) 2003-2004 Jonas B. Nielsen (jonasbn) <jonasbn@cpan.org>
To install Module::Info::File, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Module::Info::File
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Module::Info::File
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.