How to override the overridable MakeMaker methods is fully documented in other places (such as the manpage for MakeMaker)

I've looked over the ExtUtils::MakeMaker manpage several times, but I still can't find any documentation on proper use of its (to my eyes) completely weird &MY::stuff type of "inheritance" (or whatever it is).

Makemaker is still one of perl's biggest mysteries to me, so if you have any hints on where to find this documentation, please please please share it.

update: As an example, the docs say 

       [...] you can edit the default by saying something like:

               package MY; # so that "SUPER" works right
               sub c_o {
                   my $inherited = shift->SUPER::c_o(@_);
                   $inherited =~ s/old text/new text/;
                   $inherited;
               }

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And then remains silent on what the &c_o method is supposed to do, and only mentions &postamble, which doesn't do anything by default. Likewise, there is no mention of any method to override to create your own META.yml file (and there is one, but I forgot what it was).

update2: fixed broken arrow...

J.

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In reply to Re: MakeMaker-Makefile Reform School by Joost
in thread MakeMaker-Makefile Reform School by Intrepid

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