Re^4: how to create makefile?

so, do I not have to use

use ExtUtils::MakeMaker;

WriteMakefile(
    NAME    => 'myPgm',
        VERSION => ....
 
);
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with your code for the make or they are 2 different things? If different, how to run yours, just by typing make or perl fileName.PL?

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Re^5: how to create makefile? by Corion (Patriarch) on Jan 09, 2015 at 09:41 UTC
No. ExtUtils::MakeMaker is for creating a Makefile for module installation. If your process is not about module installation for Perl, ExtUtils::MakeMaker is the wrong tool. Maybe now it's time for you to explain what the actual goal is and why you think that a Makefile is the appropriate tool.	[reply]
Re^6: how to create makefile? by carolw (Sexton) on Jan 09, 2015 at 09:49 UTC
well, as I said, the purpose was to run the script automatically and I got the idea from the makefile that is used for c programs in which we list all c programs, compile, create obj file and then, run the executable. but as I said, perhaps I wrongly made the analogy with the perl makefile.	[reply]
Re^7: how to create makefile? by RonW (Parson) on Jan 09, 2015 at 17:20 UTC
Unlike C, Perl uses "Just in Time" compiling. So you only need to: `perl pgm.pl perl pgm2.pl` [download] If you need to only run pgm2.pl when pgm.pl completes successfully, then in most shells: `perl pgm.pl && perl pgm2.pl` [download] will do that.	[reply] [d/l] [select]