NAME
CPANPLUS::Shell::Default::Plugin::Prereqs - Plugin for CPANPLUS to
automate the installation of prerequisites without installing the module
SYNOPSIS
use CPANPLUS::Shell::Default::Plugin::Prereqs;
$ cpanp /prereqs <show|list|install> [Module|URL|dir]
DESCRIPTION
A plugin for CPANPLUS's default shell which will display and/or install
any missing prerequisites for a module. The module can be specified by
name, as a URL or path to the directory of an unpacked module. The
plugin assumes the current directory if no module is specified.
EXAMPLE COMMAND LINES
The following would list any reprequsites found in the Build.PL or
Makefile.PL for the "MyModule" module:
$ cd MyModule
$ cpanp /prereqs show .
Or you could just have given the module name, and "cpanp" will find the
the module on CPAN:
$ cpanp /prereqs show YAML
And of course you can install the prereqs:
$ cd MyModule
$ cpanp /prereqs install .
SUBROUTINES
The module subroutines are primarily expected to be utilized by the
"CPANPLUS" plugin infrasctructure.
plugins
Reports the plugin routines provided by this module.
install_prereqs
Performs the reqrequsite listing or installation. Conforms to the
"CPANPLUS::Shell::Default::Plugins::HOWTO" API.
install_prereqs_help
Returns the short version documentation for the plugin.
SEE ALSO
"CPANPLUS", "CPANPLUS::Shell::Default::Plugins::HOWTO"
AUTHOR
Mark Grimes, <
[email protected]>
THANKS
Thanks to Jos Boumans for his excellent suggestions to improve both the
plugin functionality and the quality of the code.
TODO
Add test for MakeMaker and Module::Install based modules. Add test for
/prereq install. Split "install_prereqs" into multiple subroutines.
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright (C) 2007-12 by mgrimes
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.8.8 or, at
your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.
