This is Perl module Dist::Maker. INSTALLATION Dist::Maker installation is straightforward. If your CPAN shell is set up, you should just be able to do $ cpan Dist::Maker Download it, unpack it, then build it as per the usual: $ perl Makefile.PL $ make && make test Then install it: $ make install DOCUMENTATION Dist::Maker documentation is available as in POD. So you can do: $ perldoc Dist::Maker to read the documentation online with your favorite pager. Goro Fuji (gfx)