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Diffstat (limited to 'gnu/usr.bin/perl/cpan/ExtUtils-MakeMaker/lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker/FAQ.pod')
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1 files changed, 17 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/cpan/ExtUtils-MakeMaker/lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker/FAQ.pod b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/cpan/ExtUtils-MakeMaker/lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker/FAQ.pod index 0ceb4f766ec..a82c53b00c0 100644 --- a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/cpan/ExtUtils-MakeMaker/lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker/FAQ.pod +++ b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/cpan/ExtUtils-MakeMaker/lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker/FAQ.pod @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ package ExtUtils::MakeMaker::FAQ; -our $VERSION = '7.34'; -$VERSION = eval $VERSION; +our $VERSION = '7.44'; +$VERSION =~ tr/_//d; 1; __END__ @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ExtUtils::MakeMaker::FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions About MakeMaker =head1 DESCRIPTION -FAQs, tricks and tips for C<ExtUtils::MakeMaker>. +FAQs, tricks and tips for L<ExtUtils::MakeMaker>. =head2 Module Installation @@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ installation. =item How do I keep from installing man pages? Recent versions of MakeMaker will only install man pages on Unix-like -operating systems. +operating systems by default. To generate manpages on non-Unix operating +systems, make the "manifypods" target. For an individual module: @@ -568,7 +569,7 @@ What most people need to know (superclasses on top.) | MY -The object actually used is of the class MY which allows you to +The object actually used is of the class L<MY|ExtUtils::MY> which allows you to override bits of MakeMaker inside your Makefile.PL by declaring MY::foo() methods. @@ -599,24 +600,24 @@ NOTE: Yes, this is a mess. See L<http://archive.develooper.com/makemaker@perl.org/msg00134.html> for some history. -NOTE: When ExtUtils::MM is loaded it chooses a superclass for MM from +NOTE: When L<ExtUtils::MM> is loaded it chooses a superclass for MM from amongst the ExtUtils::MM_* modules based on the current operating system. NOTE: ExtUtils::MM_{Current OS} represents one of the ExtUtils::MM_* -modules except ExtUtils::MM_Any chosen based on your operating system. +modules except L<ExtUtils::MM_Any> chosen based on your operating system. NOTE: The main object used by MakeMaker is a PACK### object, *not* -ExtUtils::MakeMaker. It is, effectively, a subclass of MY, -ExtUtils::Makemaker, ExtUtils::Liblist and ExtUtils::MM_{Current OS} +L<ExtUtils::MakeMaker>. It is, effectively, a subclass of L<MY|ExtUtils::MY>, +L<ExtUtils::MakeMaker>, L<ExtUtils::Liblist> and ExtUtils::MM_{Current OS} -NOTE: The methods in MY are simply copied into PACK### rather than -MY being a superclass of PACK###. I don't remember the rationale. +NOTE: The methods in L<MY|ExtUtils::MY> are simply copied into PACK### rather +than MY being a superclass of PACK###. I don't remember the rationale. -NOTE: ExtUtils::Liblist should be removed from the inheritance hiearchy +NOTE: L<ExtUtils::Liblist> should be removed from the inheritance hiearchy and simply be called as functions. -NOTE: Modules like File::Spec and Exporter have been omitted for clarity. +NOTE: Modules like L<File::Spec> and L<Exporter> have been omitted for clarity. =head2 The MM_* hierarchy @@ -631,12 +632,13 @@ NOTE: Modules like File::Spec and Exporter have been omitted for clarity. | | MM_Any -NOTE: Each direct MM_Unix subclass is also an MM_Any subclass. This +NOTE: Each direct L<MM_Unix|ExtUtils::MM_Unix> subclass is also an +L<MM_Any|ExtUtils::MM_Any> subclass. This is a temporary hack because MM_Unix overrides some MM_Any methods with Unix specific code. It allows the non-Unix modules to see the original MM_Any implementations. -NOTE: Modules like File::Spec and Exporter have been omitted for clarity. +NOTE: Modules like L<File::Spec> and L<Exporter> have been omitted for clarity. =head1 PATCHING |