[Module-build-general] Methods available to subclasses?

[Dave R. <au...@ur...>]

There are a number of methods implemented in Module::Build that would be
useful to subclassers, but that aren't documented.  There are also some
that I'd like to tweak the docs for.

So here's what I propose:

- document the following methods so that subclassers can take advantage of
them:

-- make_executable
-- depends_on
-- rscan_dir
-- run_perl_script
-- do_system
-- copy_if_modified
-- up_to_date

- I'd also like to see it documented that the check_installed_version
method works as a class method.  Unfortunately, it only works as class
method if the version given as the optional second argument is a simple
number, not a more complex spec.  I think this is actually a bug in the
implementation, since in all cases, its called internally with the spec as
an argument.


I'm currently working on converting Alzabo's (fairly complex)
build/install code to Module::Build, and I'm hoping to use this work as
the basis for an upcoming perl.com article about Module::Build, so I want
to get all this settled before I actually write an article about it ;)


-dave

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