NAME

Alien::libmaxminddb - Find or install libmaxminddb

VERSION

version 2.001

SYNOPSIS

Add the library to your dist.ini if you use Dist::Zilla.

            

              
              
[@Filter]
-bundle = @Basic
-remove = MakeMaker
[Prereqs / ConfigureRequires]
Alien::libmaxminddb = 0
[MakeMaker::Awesome]
header = use Config;
header = use Alien::libmaxminddb;
WriteMakefile_arg = CCFLAGS => Alien::libmaxminddb->cflags . ' ' . $Config{ccflags}
WriteMakefile_arg = LIBS => [ Alien::libmaxminddb->libs ]
[Prereqs / DevelopRequires]
Dist::Zilla = 0
Dist::Zilla::Plugin::MakeMaker::Awesome = 0
            
          

DESCRIPTION

MaxMind and DP-IP.com provide geolocation databases in the MaxMind DB file format format. This Perl module finds or installs the C library libmaxminddb, which can read MaxMind DB files.

SUBROUTINES/METHODS

cflags

            

              
              
my $cflags = Alien::libmaxminddb->cflags;
            
          

Returns the C compiler flags necessary to compile an XS module that uses libmaxminddb.

libs

            

              
              
my $libs = Alien::libmaxminddb->libs;
            
          

Returns the library linker flags necessary to link an XS module against libmaxminddb.

version

            

              
              
my $version = Alien::libmaxminddb->version;
            
          

Returns the libmaxminddb version.

install_type

            

              
              
my $install_type = Alien::libmaxminddb->install_type;
            
          

Returns "system" if the library is provided by the operating system or "share" if the bundled library is used.

DIAGNOSTICS

None.

CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT

None.

DEPENDENCIES

Install pkg-config and libmaxminddb-devel or libmaxminddb-dev if you would like to use your operating system's libmaxminddb library.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

None.

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

None known.

SEE ALSO

Geo::Location::IP, IP::Geolocation::MMDB

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to all who have contributed patches and reported bugs:

• Alex Granovskiy

AUTHOR

Andreas Vögele <voegelas@cpan.org>

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2025 Andreas Vögele

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

The libmaxminddb library is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.

cpanm Alien::libmaxminddb

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Alien::libmaxminddb