PERL-MODULE.ECLASS

NAME

perl-module - handles generic perl module ebuilds

DESCRIPTION

The perl-module eclass is used for the compilation, testing, and installation of perl modules within the portage system, following vanilla procedure for modules using either ExtUtils::MakeMaker(3pm) or Module::Builder(3pm).

VARIABLES

style = [builder|makemaker]: This variable allows you to choose which package to use as the default for building the module. If you do not specify a style, then the default ExtUtils::MakeMaker(3pm) will be used.

FUNCTIONS

perl-module_src_prep: Create the initial Makefile.
perl-module_src_compile: Calls perl-module_src_prep if it hasn't been already. Runs initial make.
perl-module_src_test: If invoked, runs all the tests distributed with the module.
perl-module_src_install: Runs `make install` (or the Module::Builder(3pm) equivelant if it is a builder module). Also cleans build paths from pod files and generated perllocal.pod.
perl-module_pkg_setup: Calls perlinfo.
perl-module_pkg_preinst: Calls perlinfo.
perl-module_pkg_postinst: Calls updatepod.
perl-module_pkg_prerm: Calls updatepod.
perl-module_pkg_postrm: Calls updatepod.
perlinfo: Updates the gentoo-pods documentation.
updatepod: Cleans the perllocal.pods in ARCH_LIB and SITE_LIB.

REPORTING BUGS

Please report bugs via http://bugs.gentoo.org/

FILES

/usr/portage/eclass/perl-module.eclass

AUTHORS

Michael Cummings <mcummings@gentoo.org>
Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>

CVS HEADER

$Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-src/portage/man/perl-module.eclass.5,v 1.3 2004/09/17 00:17:10 vapier Exp $