| Module::Install::External - Specify dependencies on external non-Perl things |
Module::Install::External - Specify dependencies on external non-Perl things
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 the Module::Install::Can manpage, except that they implement an explicit dependency, in addition to just working out if the particular thing is available.
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 maybe be changed to an alternative abort result at a later time.
Returns true as a convenience.
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.
Work out how to save the external dependency metadata, in agreement with the larger Perl community.
Implement the agreed external dependency metadata solution.
Adam Kennedy <adamk@cpan.org>
Copyright 2006 Adam Kennedy.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
See http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html
| Module::Install::External - Specify dependencies on external non-Perl things |