In this directory are some example alienfiles. You can test them with the af command if you have App::af installed. For example:
% af install --prefix=/tmp/foo xz.alienfile
If you want to force a share install you can use the --type option:
share
--type
% af install --type=share --prefix=/tmp/foo xz.alienfile
For more details on what you can do with the af command, please see its documentation.
To install Alien::Build, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Alien::Build
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Alien::Build
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.