[Module-build-general] Re: [PATCH] Build handles .PL files in bin/

[Casey W. <ca...@ge...>]

It was Monday, March 24, 2003 when Ken Williams took the soap box, saying:
: 
: On Sunday, March 23, 2003, at 03:24  PM, Casey West wrote:
: 
: >I'm in need of having Module::Build handle .PL files in bin/.  So the
: >patch below allows this, but we should probably be able to give a list
: >of directories under which .PL files will be built.  But as for
: >defaults, lib/ and bin/ are most logical.
: 
: At this point, there is nothing special about a bin/ directory.  Are 
: you using that as a directory of scripts?

Yes.  My example is an MTA with libraries which are installed, and the
actual MTA program installed (and built) at the same time.

: I think it's a good idea to have an argument to specify where .PL files 
: are located, but I'd probably want the default to be just lib/ .
: 
: What is the MakeMaker procedure on this?

MakeMaker doesn't handle built scripts.  You have to do it yourself,
by putting something like the following in your Makefile.PL:

  system($^X, 'bin/poest.PL');

What I really think should happen, is anything in PL_files should be
run, reguardless of the directory.  That would solve the problem, I
would say.

  Casey West

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