Building Inline::C from github source

syphilis has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi,

I can clone the github repo ok:

git clone git@github.com:ingydotnet/inline-c-pm inline-c-pm
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However, AFAICT, there's no Makefile.PL included - except for a couple in eg/modules that bear no relation to the building of Inline::C itself.
In the absence of that file, what is the recommended course of action to be taken in order to build Inline::C from github source ?
(And where is this procedure documented ?)

Cheers,
Rob

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Re: Building Inline::C from github source by 1nickt (Canon) on Jan 18, 2019 at 02:40 UTC
Hi, it is documented in the About file. This being Ingyware, it's not exactly standard. The code for Inline-C is hosted at GitHub. The URL is: https://github.com/ingydotnet/inline-c-pm This project uses the Zilla-Dist framework for development and release automation. You install it with: cpanm -n Zilla::Dist # -n means "no test" which can save a lot of time Once installed, run `zild make` to get a list of all the things you can do. See https://metacpan.org/pod/distribution/Zilla-Dist/lib/Zilla/Dist.pod for more information. Note Zilla::Dist, not Dist::Zilla ;-) Hope this helps! The way forward always starts with a minimal test.	[reply]
Re^2: Building Inline::C from github source by syphilis (Archbishop) on Jan 18, 2019 at 08:24 UTC
Thanks 1nickt. I tried `cpanm -n Zilla::Dist` but it bailed out after about 30 minutes because of failing dependencies. At least I've now got another 175 modules installed .... none of which I'll ever use. It's not a big deal. If it was straightforward enough I would have given the github distro a run. It's apparently not, so I won't. Cheers, Rob	[reply] [d/l]