Now, you can keep the whole distribution intact (so you can run the likes of tests, and make install etc, but you can also take just the lib/MyModule.pm file out and use it standalone.
The result is a module base that you edit to your needs. It includes a POD section and everything. Just put your code under the use warnings; line.
package MyModule;
use 5.006;
use strict;
use warnings;
=head1 NAME
MyModule - The great new MyModule!
=head1 VERSION
Version 0.01
=cut
our $VERSION = '0.01';
=head1 SYNOPSIS
Quick summary of what the module does.
Perhaps a little code snippet.
use MyModule;
my $foo = MyModule->new();
...
=head1 EXPORT
A list of functions that can be exported. You can delete this section
if you don't export anything, such as for a purely object-oriented mod
+ule.
=head1 SUBROUTINES/METHODS
=head2 function1
=cut
sub function1 {
}
=head2 function2
=cut
sub function2 {
}
=head1 AUTHOR
My Name, C<< <my at email.com> >>
=head1 BUGS
Please report any bugs or feature requests to C<bug-mymodule at rt.cpa
+n.org>, or through
the web interface at L<http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=
+MyModule>. I will be notified, and then you'll
automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.
=head1 SUPPORT
You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.
perldoc MyModule
You can also look for information at:
=over 4
=item * RT: CPAN's request tracker (report bugs here)
L<http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=MyModule>
=item * AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation
L<http://annocpan.org/dist/MyModule>
=item * CPAN Ratings
L<http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/MyModule>
=item * Search CPAN
L<http://search.cpan.org/dist/MyModule/>
=back
=head1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
=head1 LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2016 My Name.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify i
+t
under the terms of the the Artistic License (2.0). You may obtain a
copy of the full license at:
L<http://www.perlfoundation.org/artistic_license_2_0>
Any use, modification, and distribution of the Standard or Modified
Versions is governed by this Artistic License. By using, modifying or
distributing the Package, you accept this license. Do not use, modify,
or distribute the Package, if you do not accept this license.
If your Modified Version has been derived from a Modified Version made
by someone other than you, you are nevertheless required to ensure tha
+t
your Modified Version complies with the requirements of this license.
This license does not grant you the right to use any trademark, servic
+e
mark, tradename, or logo of the Copyright Holder.
This license includes the non-exclusive, worldwide, free-of-charge
patent license to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell, import an
+d
otherwise transfer the Package with respect to any patent claims
licensable by the Copyright Holder that are necessarily infringed by t
+he
Package. If you institute patent litigation (including a cross-claim o
+r
counterclaim) against any party alleging that the Package constitutes
direct or contributory patent infringement, then this Artistic License
to you shall terminate on the date that such litigation is filed.
Disclaimer of Warranty: THE PACKAGE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDE
+R
AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES
+.
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE DISCLAIMED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
YOUR LOCAL LAW. UNLESS REQUIRED BY LAW, NO COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR
CONTRIBUTOR WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THE PACKAGE
+,
EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
=cut
1; # End of MyModule
