Re: Installing modules to a private module directory

ExtUtils::Install is for blib

D:\> md extutils-installed-t

D:\> cd extutils-installed-t

D:\extutils-installed-t>
D:\extutils-installed-t>h2xs -AXn Testi
Defaulting to backwards compatibility with perl 5.8.7
If you intend this module to be compatible with earlier perl versions,
+ please
specify a minimum perl version with the -b option.

Writing Testi/lib/Testi.pm
Writing Testi/Makefile.PL
Writing Testi/README
Writing Testi/t/Testi.t
Writing Testi/Changes
Writing Testi/MANIFEST

D:\extutils-installed-t>cd Testi

D:\extutils-installed-t\Testi>perl Makefile.PL
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for Testi

D:\extutils-installed-t\Testi>nmake test

Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility   Version 1.50
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp 1988-94. All rights reserved.

cp lib/Testi.pm blib\lib\Testi.pm
        D:\perl\theoryx5\Perl\bin\perl.exe "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "
+-e" "test_harness(0, 'blib\lib', 'blib\arch')" t/*
.t
t/Testi....ok
All tests successful.
Files=1, Tests=1,  0 wallclock secs ( 0.00 cusr +  0.00 csys =  0.00 C
+PU)

D:\extutils-installed-t\Testi>perl -MExtUtils::Install -e "install({ @
+ARGV } )" blib/lib ../daBOMBlib
Installing ..\daBOMBlib\Testi.pm

D:\extutils-installed-t\Testi>cdt ..

D:\extutils-installed-t>perl -IdaBOMBlib -MTesti -e"die Testi->VERSION
+"
0.01 at -e line 1.

D:\extutils-installed-t>tree /f /a
D:.
|
+---daBOMBlib
|       Testi.pm
|
\---Testi
    |   Changes
    |   Makefile
    |   Makefile.PL
    |   MANIFEST
    |   pm_to_blib
    |   README
    |
    +---blib
    |   +---arch
    |   |   |   .exists
    |   |   |
    |   |   \---auto
    |   |       \---Testi
    |   |               .exists
    |   |
    |   +---bin
    |   |       .exists
    |   |
    |   +---lib
    |   |   |   .exists
    |   |   |   Testi.pm
    |   |   |
    |   |   \---auto
    |   |       \---Testi
    |   |               .exists
    |   |
    |   +---man1
    |   |       .exists
    |   |
    |   +---man3
    |   |       .exists
    |   |
    |   \---script
    |           .exists
    |
    +---lib
    |       Testi.pm
    |
    \---t
            Testi.t


D:\extutils-installed-t>
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Re^2: Installing modules to a private module directory by Anonymous Monk on Apr 22, 2008 at 14:38 UTC
The doc say Both install() and uninstall() are specific to the way ExtUtils::MakeMaker handles the installation and deinstallation of perl modules. They are not designed as general purpose tools., but its de-facto standard (same as blib), both Module::Install and Module::Build use it.	[reply]


go ahead... be a heretic
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