Re: Modulino to report ip address changes

Further to stevieb's excellent advice, a few more references in case they're useful. I'm assuming you'll be creating a Makefile.PL manually using ExtUtils::MakeMaker.

For uploading your first CPAN distribution, I really like Re: What do I use to release a module to CPAN for the first time? by davido (cited at Writing Solid CPAN Modules) ... which urges you to stay away from Dist::Zilla until you understand every step involved in doing it manually (though that ship might have sailed already ;-).

ExtUtils::MakeMaker (EXE_FILES is a ref to an array of executable files to be copied to the INST_SCRIPT directory)
Makefile.PL of ExtUtils::MakeMaker (Perl Maven)
Install scripts using ExtUtils::MakeMaker (SO - see especially first response from "multi-site ikegami")

Looking forward to seeing your first of many CPAN distributions! :)

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Re^2: Modulino to report ip address changes by davies (Monsignor) on Oct 05, 2022 at 11:44 UTC
Despite the warning, I'm planning to use Dist::Zilla. This is because I was lured into using it about 6 years ago at a London PM meeting when I talked about, and later released, XML::Lenient with lots of help from the monastery (XML::Lenient - my first CPAN module). I certainly don't understand every step, especially across operating systems, but I have enjoyed learning about computers for nearly 50 years, despite the various pain points. I learn better when I see a need for the knowledge, so this may be my big chance. :-) Regards, John Davies	[reply]
Re^3: Modulino to report ip address changes by eyepopslikeamosquito (Archbishop) on Oct 05, 2022 at 13:08 UTC
Oops, I missed your first CPAN contribution XML-Lenient of 2016. Sorry 'bout that. I see you used SemVer in your first module. Feel free to ignore my warning to steer clear of SemVer for your second one :) - see Re: Sane deprecation policy for a CPAN module? (Software Versioning and Exporter References) for why. You might also be interested in this recent thread from new CPAN author PUCKERING.	[reply]
Re^4: Modulino to report ip address changes by davies (Monsignor) on Oct 05, 2022 at 13:35 UTC
I was introduced to semantic versioning at another London PM event - an emergency social for Michael Schwern about 10 years ago. I asked the assembly what they would change about CPAN if they had a time machine (or something along those lines) and got the answer "Semantic Versioning", I forget from whom. No-one contradicted this. I have Excel modules I want to control in the same way, so I have stuck to semver ever since. Thanks for all the references, by the way. They are most helpful. Regards, John Davies	[reply]