Re: [Module-build-general] Warning on shebang/extending M::B

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

On Wed, 10 Sep 2003, Ken Y. Clark wrote:

> 2.  The main reason I want to move away from MakeMaker is because I have
>     a number of files (HTML templates, configuration files, stylesheet)
>     that I want to install into directories that the user defines as
>     arguments to Build.PL.  In MM, I'd create extra targets for the
>     "make install," but with Module::Build the docs say I ought to be
>     able to just add some code to "ACTION_install" to get this to
>     happen, but I'm not having any luck.  Even something simple like
>     this doesn't work:
>
>     my $builder           =  Module::Build->subclass(
>         class             => 'My::Builder',
>         code              => q[
>             sub ACTION_install {
>                 my $self = shift;
>                 print "Yo!\n";
>             }
>         ]
>     )->new(
>         module_name       => 'Bio::GMOD::CMap',
>         dist_author       => 'Ken Y. Clark <kc...@cs...>',
>         dist_name         => 'cmap',
>         dist_version_from => 'lib/Bio/GMOD/CMap.pm',
>         license           => 'gpl',
>     );
>     $builder->create_build_script;
>
>     When I run "./Build fakeinstall" (because I don't want to actually
>     install on this machine), I don't see "Yo" but I do see lots of
>     "Installing..." statements.  I've scoured the docs, looked at the
>     Cookbook, read the perl.com article, and searched the list archives,
>     but I don't really see how I can add some actions like this.  I'd
>     really appreciate a point to the right docs if they exist, or some
>     help in making them if they don't.

fakeinstall is a separate action, implemented by a separate method.  This
should probably be stated explicitly in the docs, because your expectation
seems reasonable.


-dave

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