# NAME Perl::Build - perl builder # SYNOPSIS # Install as plenv plugin (Recommended) % git clone git://github.com/tokuhirom/Perl-Build.git ~/.plenv/plugins/perl-build/ # CLI interface without dependencies # perl-build command is FatPacker ready % curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tokuhirom/Perl-Build/master/perl-build | perl - 5.16.2 /opt/perl-5.16/ # CLI interface % cpanm Perl::Build % perl-build 5.16.2 /opt/perl-5.16/ ## Programmable interface # install perl from CPAN my $result = Perl::Build->install_from_cpan( '5.16.2' => ( dst_path => '/path/to/perl-5.16.2/', configure_options => ['-des'], ) ); # install perl from tar ball my $result = Perl::Build->install_from_cpan( 'path/to/perl-5.16.2.tar.gz' => ( dst_path => '/path/to/perl-5.16.2/', configure_options => ['-des'], ) ); # DESCRIPTION This is yet another perl builder module. **THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT RELEASE. API MAY CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE**. # METHODS - `Perl::Build->install_from_cpan($version, %args)` Install `$version` perl from CPAN. This method fetches tar ball from CPAN, build, and install it. You can pass following options in `%args`. - `dst_path` Destination directory to install perl. - `configure_options : ArrayRef(Optional)` Command line arguments for `./Configure`. (Default: `['-de']`) - `tarball_dir` (Optional) Temporary directory to put tar ball. - `build_dir` (Optional) Temporary directory to build binary. - `jobs: Int` (Optional) Parallel building and testing. (Default: `1`) - `Perl::Build->install_from_tarball($dist_tarball_path, %args)` Install perl from tar ball. This method extracts tar ball, build, and install. You can pass following options in `%args`. - `dst_path` (Required) Destination directory to install perl. - `configure_options : ArrayRef` (Optional) Command line arguments for `./Configure`. (Default: `['-de']`) - `build_dir` (Optional) Temporary directory to build binary. - `jobs: Int` (Optional) Parallel building and testing. (Default: `1`) - `Perl::Build->install(%args)` Build and install Perl5 from extracted source directory. - `src_path` (Required) Source code directory to build. That contains extracted Perl5 source code. - `dst_path` (Required) Destination directory to install perl. - `configure_options : ArrayRef` (Optional) Command line arguments for `./Configure`. (Default: `['-de']`) - `test: Bool` (Optional) If you set this value as `true`, `Perl::Build` runs `make test` after building. (Default: `0`) - `jobs: Int` (Optional) Parallel building and testing. (Default: `1`) Returns an instance of [Perl::Build::Built](https://metacpan.org/pod/Perl::Build::Built) to facilitate using the built perl from code. - `Perl::Build->install_from_stableperl($version, %args)` Install stableperl which is corresponded to `$version` from [stableperl dist](http://stableperl.schmorp.de/dist/). This method fetches tar ball from stableperl dist, build, and install it. Please see following web site for information about stableperl; [http://blog.schmorp.de/2015-06-06-a-stable-perl.html](http://blog.schmorp.de/2015-06-06-a-stable-perl.html) You can pass following options in `%args`. - `dst_path` Destination directory to install perl. - `configure_options : ArrayRef(Optional)` Command line arguments for `./Configure`. (Default: `['-de']`) - `tarball_dir` (Optional) Temporary directory to put tar ball. - `build_dir` (Optional) Temporary directory to build binary. - `jobs: Int` (Optional) Parallel building and testing. (Default: `1`) - `Perl::Build->symlink_devel_executables($bin_dir:Str)` Perl5 binary generated with `-Dusedevel`, is "perl-5.12.2" form. This method symlinks "perl-5.12.2" to "perl". # FAQ - How can I use patchperl plugins? If you want to use patchperl plugins, please Google "PERL5\_PATCHPERL\_PLUGIN". - What's the difference between `perlbrew`? [perlbrew](https://metacpan.org/pod/perlbrew) is a perl5 installation manager. But perl-build is a simple perl5 compilation and installation assistant tool. It makes perl5 installation easily. That's all. perl-build doesn't care about the user's environment. So, perl-build is just a installer. # THANKS TO Most of the code was taken from [`App::perlbrew`](https://metacpan.org/pod/App::perlbrew). TYPESTER - suggests `--patches` option Thanks # AUTHOR Tokuhiro Matsuno # LICENSE Copyright (C) Tokuhiro Matsuno This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. This software takes lot of the code from [App::perlbrew](https://metacpan.org/pod/App::perlbrew). App::perlbrew's license is: The MIT License Copyright (c) 2010,2011 Kang-min Liu Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. 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