Perl Modules

[mr_leisure]

Howdy folks - I have been asked to create a Perl Module based on a program i recently wrote at work. I have looked around the site for hints, but alas to no avail. So - what i need to know is some good resources for writing your very first Perl Module, or possibly something on converting to a Perl Module? As always, any response is greatly appreciated. Cheers, ML p.s. I was going to ask this in chatterbox, but my site search showed there were no questions on this, so here it is...

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[davorg]

There's some good advice on this in the perlmod man page and I think there's a chapter on it in "Effective Perl Programming".

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[clemburg]

Read Effective Perl Programming, pages 177 to 195, chapter "Writing Packages and Modules".

Christian Lemburg
Brainbench MVP for Perl
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[OeufMayo]

RTFM

Update : Mmmh, allright, here's a link about Perl Module Mechanics - it explains everything from creating a new module with h2xs to documenting it with POD.

<kbd>--
PerlMonger::Paris(http => 'paris.pm.org');</kbd>

[knight]

The Perl Cookbook has a very helpful module section.

[Malkavian]

There's a section in CPAN on the subject of building modules.
Perhaps you'd find that helpful..

Malk

[damian1301]

There is also a good section in Programming Perl 3rd Edition on it. It tells you all you need to know about installing, writing, and storing your modules (on CPAN)and I think Damian Conway has a book on it too. Other than that, a nice search around this site and on http://google.com always provide more than enough information for me, so best of luck to ya!

Wanna be perl hacker.
Dave AKA damian