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Module-Build-0.18_03
River stage five • 4486 direct dependents • 17571 total dependents
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Changes for version 0.18_03

  • Added support for the 'install_path' parameter, which allows custom specification of where things should be installed. This is a major improvement to Module::Build's functionality.
  • Command-line arguments may now either be specified using the syntax '--foo foovalue' as well as the traditional syntax 'foo=foovalue'. The former is often more convenient for shell tab-completion when the value is a filename (as in 'Build test --test_files t/basic.t').
  • Command-line arguments may now include non-named parameters, which make some actions more natural. For instance, the 'diff' action may now be invoked as 'Build diff -u' rather than as 'Build diff flags=-u'.
  • Pass-through Makefile.PLs now convert unknown Makefile.PL parameters to lower-case and hand them to Build.PL, rather than ignoring them. This means we only have to account for the differences in the interface, not the entire interface, in translating parameters.
  • We now issue a warning & don't proceed if asked to make a distdir and there's no MANIFEST or it's empty.
  • We now install scripts by default to $Config{installsitebin} instead of $Config{installscript}. Neither is a great choice, but the former is likely to be [analogous to] /usr/local/bin, and the latter is likely to be [something like] /usr/bin . If/when there's a $Config{installsitescript}, we'll start using that automatically.
  • Moved INSTALL to INSTALL.txt to increase compatibility with various odd versions of 'make' during 'make install' on case-insensitive filesystems (like nmake on Win32, often). Only affects the Makefile compatibility layer. [reported by Andrew Savage]
  • Module::Build->known_actions() now works as a class method.
  • We now use the correct perl interpreter (via Module::Build->find_perl_interpreter) in pass-through makefiles.
  • Pass-through makefiles now list each action individually rather than using a ".DEFAULT" catch-all. This improves compatibility with 'nmake' on Win32, and probably some other less common 'make' dialects. [Andrew Savage]
  • We're now more aggressive about testing the pass-through makefiles, e.g. making sure they can run 'all' and 'test' targets, and making sure the Makefile itself actually exists.

Changes for version 0.18_02 - 2003-06-01

  • Fixed a problem with check_installed_status() when installed version contains non-numeric characters like underscores.
  • Fixed a problem with a bareword 'File::Spec' in one of the test scripts that caused it not to compile under 5.8.0 (but is fine under 5.6).
  • Fixed a problem with the 'destdir' installation parameter on platforms that have volume identifiers in path names (like "C:" on Win32). The identifier is now stripped from installation directories before prepending the destdir path. The destdir path may still have a volume identifier on it.
  • The t/compat.t test now uses $Config{make} instead of just 'make' to test makefile compatibility. This fixes some failures on Win32. We also skip this test entirely if no make utility is available.

Changes for version 0.18_01 - 2003-05-22

  • Alternative distribution layouts are now supported via the 'pm_files', 'pod_files', 'xs_files', 'PL_files', and 'script_files' parameters to new(). This should help people transition from MakeMaker, and might even help us write an automatic transition tool.
  • Added tests to t/runthrough.t that check to see installation is happening correctly.
  • Added an 'add_to_cleanup' parameter to new() that calls add_to_cleanup() immediately for the given files.
  • Added experimental code to build a .ppd file, in support of ActiveState's "Perl Package Manager". [original patch by Dave Rolsky]
  • For authors who use Module::Signature to sign their distributions, we now create the SIGNATURE file right in the distribution directory, rather than creating it in the top-level directory and copying it into place. This solves problems related to having files get out of date with respect to their signatures.
  • The distribution directory (e.g. Sample-Module-0.13/ ) will now be deleted during the 'clean' or 'realclean' actions.
  • During testing of modules, blib/lib and blib/arch are now added as absolute paths, not relative. This helps tests that load the modules at runtime and may change the current working directory (like Module::Build itself does during testing).
  • The $Config{cc} entry on some people's systems is something like 'ccache gcc', so we now split that string using split_like_shell().
    • Richard Clamp
  • Added documentation for 'extra_linker_flags' parameter, and added a corresponding 'extra_compiler_flags' parameter. [original patch by Richard Clamp]
  • The pass-through Makefile created by Module::Build::Compat now supports MakeMaker options like POLLUTE=1 and INC. We also just warn & skip when we see any unknown MM parameters, rather than dying. [Dave Rolsky]
  • Fixed an error about how @INC and $ENV{PERL5LIB} interact during the testing of M::B itself. [jk <billy2000@fastmail.fm>]
  • The pass-through Makefile doesn't include 'recommended' M::B dependencies in the Makefile anymore, since they're not strictly necessary. In particular, this makes installing M::B itself easier.
  • A new 'create_makefile_pl' parameter lets you use Module::Build::Compat during the 'distdir' (or 'dist') action to automatically create a Makefile.PL for compatibility with ExtUtils::MakeMaker. The parameter's value should be one of the styles named in the Module::Build::Compat documentation.
  • When compiling C code, we now respect 'pollute' and 'inc' parameters. (XXX - needs docs) [Dave Rolsky]
  • Made the creation of the "install map" more generic. (XXX - needs documentation)
  • Fixed a problem in which add_to_cleanup() didn't note cleanup files unless create_build_script() had been called already. [Dave Rolsky]
  • During 'Build dist', we no longer have to load each .pm file (via Module::Info) to determine the $VERSION numbers inside. Instead, we call our internal version_from_file() method, which is the same thing MakeMaker and PAUSE and search.cpan.org do. Also fixes a failure when Module::Info is installed in a nonstandard directory.
    • reported by Teun Burgers
  • Fixed some failing test code on Windows - open files can't be deleted. [Andrew Savage]
  • The Cygwin platform is now treated as a flavor of Unix rather than a flavor of Windows. [chocolateboy]
  • We're now more aggressive about adding temporary C compilation files (*.c, *.bs) to the cleanup list. [Dave Rolsky]
  • When constructing the list in META.yml of packages provided by this distribution, we now use the same rules as the PAUSE scanner does when a single .pm file contains multiple VERSIONs. [Andreas Koenig]
  • check_installed_status() now works as both a class method and an object method (and is documented so). [Spotted by Dave Rolsky]

Modules

Module::Build
Build and install Perl modules
Module::Build::Base
Default methods for Module::Build
Module::Build::Compat
Compatibility with ExtUtils::MakeMaker
Module::Build::Cookbook
Examples of Module::Build Usage
Module::Build::PPMMaker
Perl Package Manager file creation
Module::Build::Platform::Amiga
Builder class for Amiga platforms
Module::Build::Platform::Default
Stub class for unknown platforms
Module::Build::Platform::EBCDIC
Builder class for EBCDIC platforms
Module::Build::Platform::MPEiX
Builder class for MPEiX platforms
Module::Build::Platform::MacOS
Builder class for MacOS platforms
Module::Build::Platform::RiscOS
Builder class for RiscOS platforms
Module::Build::Platform::Unix
Builder class for Unix platforms
Module::Build::Platform::VMS
Builder class for VMS platforms
Module::Build::Platform::VOS
Builder class for VOS platforms
Module::Build::Platform::Windows
Builder class for Windows platforms
Module::Build::Platform::darwin
Builder class for Mac OS X platform

Provides

Module::Build::Platform::Windows::BCC
in lib/Module/Build/Platform/Windows.pm
Module::Build::Platform::Windows::GCC
in lib/Module/Build/Platform/Windows.pm
Module::Build::Platform::Windows::MSVC
in lib/Module/Build/Platform/Windows.pm

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