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# CPANPLUS::Dist::MM

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# CPANPLUS::Dist::MM

- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
- ACCESSORS
- STATUS ACCESSORS
- METHODS
  - $bool = $dist->format_available();
  - $bool = $dist->init();
  - $bool = $dist->prepare([perl => '/path/to/perl', makemakerflags => 'EXTRA=FLAGS', force => BOOL, verbose => BOOL])
  - $href = $dist->_find_prereqs( file => '/path/to/Makefile', [verbose => BOOL])
  - $bool = $dist->create([perl => '/path/to/perl', make => '/path/to/make', makeflags => 'EXTRA=FLAGS', prereq_target => TARGET, skiptest => BOOL, force => BOOL, verbose => BOOL])
  - $bool = $dist->install([make => '/path/to/make', makemakerflags => 'EXTRA=FLAGS', force => BOOL, verbose => BOOL])
  - $bool = $dist->write_makefile_pl([force => BOOL, verbose => BOOL])

# NAME

CPANPLUS::Dist::MM - distribution class for MakeMaker related modules

# SYNOPSIS

        $mm = CPANPLUS::Dist::MM->new( module => $modobj );    $mm->create;        # runs make && make test    $mm->install;       # runs make install

# DESCRIPTION

`CPANPLUS::Dist::MM` is a distribution class for MakeMaker related modules. Using this package, you can create, install and uninstall perl modules. It inherits from `CPANPLUS::Dist` .

# ACCESSORS

- parent()

  Returns the `CPANPLUS::Module` object that parented this object.

- status()

  Returns the `Object::Accessor` object that keeps the status for this module.

# STATUS ACCESSORS

All accessors can be accessed as follows: $mm->status->ACCESSOR

- makefile ()

  Location of the Makefile (or Build file). Set to 0 explicitly if something went wrong.

- make ()

  BOOL indicating if the `make` (or `Build` ) command was successful.

- test ()

  BOOL indicating if the `make test` (or `Build test` ) command was successful.

- prepared ()

  BOOL indicating if the `prepare` call exited successfully This gets set after `perl Makefile.PL`

- distdir ()

  Full path to the directory in which the `prepare` call took place, set after a call to `prepare` .

- created ()

  BOOL indicating if the `create` call exited successfully. This gets set after `make` and `make test` .

- installed ()

  BOOL indicating if the module was installed. This gets set after `make install` (or `Build install` ) exits successfully.

- uninstalled ()

  BOOL indicating if the module was uninstalled properly.

- _create_args ()

  Storage of the arguments passed to `create` for this object. Used for recursive calls when satisfying prerequisites.

- _install_args ()

  Storage of the arguments passed to `install` for this object. Used for recursive calls when satisfying prerequisites.

# METHODS

## $bool = $dist->format_available();

Returns a boolean indicating whether or not you can use this package to create and install modules in your environment.

## $bool = $dist->init();

Sets up the `CPANPLUS::Dist::MM` object for use. Effectively creates all the needed status accessors.

Called automatically whenever you create a new `CPANPLUS::Dist` object.

## $bool = $dist->prepare([perl => '/path/to/perl', makemakerflags => 'EXTRA=FLAGS', force => BOOL, verbose => BOOL])

`prepare` preps a distribution for installation. This means it will run `perl Makefile.PL` and determine what prerequisites this distribution declared.

If you set `force` to true, it will go over all the stages of the `prepare` process again, ignoring any previously cached results.

When running `perl Makefile.PL` , the environment variable `PERL5_CPANPLUS_IS_EXECUTING` will be set to the full path of the `Makefile.PL` that is being executed. This enables any code inside the `Makefile.PL` to know that it is being installed via CPANPLUS.

Returns true on success and false on failure.

You may then call `$dist->create` on the object to create the installable files.

## $href = $dist->_find_prereqs( file => '/path/to/Makefile', [verbose => BOOL])

Parses a `Makefile` for `PREREQ_PM` entries and distills from that any prerequisites mentioned in the `Makefile`

Returns a hash with module-version pairs on success and false on failure.

## $bool = $dist->create([perl => '/path/to/perl', make => '/path/to/make', makeflags => 'EXTRA=FLAGS', prereq_target => TARGET, skiptest => BOOL, force => BOOL, verbose => BOOL])

`create` creates the files necessary for installation. This means it will run `make` and `make test` . This will also scan for and attempt to satisfy any prerequisites the module may have.

If you set `skiptest` to true, it will skip the `make test` stage. If you set `force` to true, it will go over all the stages of the `make` process again, ignoring any previously cached results. It will also ignore a bad return value from `make test` and still allow the operation to return true.

Returns true on success and false on failure.

You may then call `$dist->install` on the object to actually install it.

## $bool = $dist->install([make => '/path/to/make', makemakerflags => 'EXTRA=FLAGS', force => BOOL, verbose => BOOL])

`install` runs the following command: make install

Returns true on success, false on failure.

## $bool = $dist->write_makefile_pl([force => BOOL, verbose => BOOL])

This routine can write a `Makefile.PL` from the information in a module object. It is used to write a `Makefile.PL` when the original author forgot it (!!).

Returns 1 on success and false on failure.

The file gets written to the directory the module's been extracted to.

Page index

- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
- ACCESSORS
- STATUS ACCESSORS
- METHODS
  - $bool = $dist->format_available();
  - $bool = $dist->init();
  - $bool = $dist->prepare([perl => '/path/to/perl', makemakerflags => 'EXTRA=FLAGS', force => BOOL, verbose => BOOL])
  - $href = $dist->_find_prereqs( file => '/path/to/Makefile', [verbose => BOOL])
  - $bool = $dist->create([perl => '/path/to/perl', make => '/path/to/make', makeflags => 'EXTRA=FLAGS', prereq_target => TARGET, skiptest => BOOL, force => BOOL, verbose => BOOL])
  - $bool = $dist->install([make => '/path/to/make', makemakerflags => 'EXTRA=FLAGS', force => BOOL, verbose => BOOL])
  - $bool = $dist->write_makefile_pl([force => BOOL, verbose => BOOL])