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

[David W. <da...@ki...>]

On Mon, 24 Mar 2003, Casey West wrote:

> 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.

Maybe I don't properly understand what you're trying to do, but MM does 
build scripts for you. I use it to install the activitymail script like 
this:

WriteMakefile(
    NAME          => 'activitymail',
    VERSION_FROM  => 'bin/activitymail',
    PREREQ_PM     => {'Getopt::Std' => 0,
                      'File::Basename' => 0
                     },
    EXE_FILES     => ['bin/activitymail'],
    ($] >= 5.005 ?    ## Add these new keywords supported since 5.005
      (ABSTRACT_FROM => 'bin/activitymail', # retrieve abstract from module
       AUTHOR     => 'David Wheeler <da...@wh...>') : ()),
);

Check it out here:

  http://search.cpan.org/src/DWHEELER/activitymail-1.04/

Regards,

David

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