version.pl - extracts module data from installed and uninstalled modules
% version.pl DBI
% version.pl XML::Simple
% version.pl ~jonasbn/Develop/Games/Bingo/lib/Games/Bingo.pm
The script takes either a module name (SEE SYNOPSIS) or a path to a Perl module or script file.
The script looks for a package definition and a version file.
The script is quite simple, the Module::Info::File and Mattia Barbon's Module::Info holds all the interesting stuff.
In the beginning I was using Module::Info, but due to a lacking functionality in this module I created Module::Info::File, which inherits from Module::Info and replaces the new_from_file method so the lacking data can be accessed. Apart from that you can use all the neat accessors from Module::Info.
jonasbn <jonasbn@cpan.org>
version.pl is free software and is released under the Artistic License. See <http://www.perl.com/language/misc/Artistic.html> for details.
version.pl is (C) 2003 Jonas B. Nielsen (jonasbn) <jonasbn@cpan.org>
To install Module::Info::File, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Module::Info::File
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Module::Info::File
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.